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detracting
verb
(de-tract)
to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something —often used with from
detracting
verb
(de-tract)
divert
detracting
verb
(de-tract)
to speak ill of
detracting
phrasal verb
(de-tract)
to reduce the strength, value, or importance of (something)
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