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Definition
to diminish (reduce the value of something)
- Your picture is so fine that my observation cannot detract from it, and, besides, it is only my personal opinion.Part Five (34% in)
- That's a great thing," Sergey Ivanovitch said to himself, feeling at the same time that this consideration had not the slightest importance for him personally, but would only perhaps detract from his romantic character in the eyes of others.Part Six (10% in)
There are no more uses of "detract" in Anna Karenina.
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