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detractDefinitions
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| detract | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To take away; to withdraw or remove. |  |
| 2. v. To take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry. | |
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| Nothing should detract from the smooth flow of scenes. That, say analysts, could detract from efforts to topple the Baghdad regime. |
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