detracted

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Verb detract has 1 sense

take away, detract - take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"
--₁ is one way to reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down

Derived forms: noun detraction₂, noun detractor₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

Definitions from the Web

detracted

Verb

past participle of detract

Sense 1:

To diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something.

Sample sentence: The negative comments detracted from the overall success of the event.

Sense 2:

To divert or distract someone's attention from something.

Sample sentence: The constant noise from the construction site detracted the students from focusing on their studies.

Noun

plural form of detract

Sense 1:

None available

Adjective

None available

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