Antonyms for detract


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-trakt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtrækt


Definition of detract

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French détracter, from Latin detractus, past participle of detrahere "to take down, pull down, disparage" (see detraction). Related: Detracted; detracting.
  • verb take away a part; lessen
Example sentences :
  • Criticism cannot reach, envy cannot detract from, emulation cannot equal them.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
  • One would not detract an iota from the achievements of these gallant adventurers.
  • Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth
  • You think the interest of the love-business will detract from the interest of the homicide's fate?
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Play » by W. D. Howells
  • In no way did they detract from the dignified grace of the magnificent hall.
  • Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
  • But this problem could not detract from what had been accomplished on the bases.
  • Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
  • That it sometimes struck her as maniacal did not detract from its interest.
  • Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens
  • Yet they were acquainted; and Rose sometimes wondered that he did not detract or sneer.
  • Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade
  • But the admission does not detract from the genuine merits of the poem.
  • Extract from : « Jewish Literature and Other Essays » by Gustav Karpeles
  • The simplicity of the style does not in the least detract from the fullness of the charm.
  • Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various
  • A bell would be heard by the audience and detract from the performance.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Stage Dancing » by Ned Wayburn

Synonyms for detract

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