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 :

Example:
All that makeup she wears actually detracts from her beauty, I think.
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