Meaning of the word detract-from in English
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detract-from
US /dɪˈtrækt/
UK /dɪˈtrækt/
1.
to make something seem less valuable or less deserving of admiration than it really is :
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All that makeup she wears actually detracts from her beauty, I think.
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