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detract


detract

verb

Definition of DETRACT

to draw the attention or mind to something else <numerous typos in the text detract the reader's attention from the novel's intricate plot>
Related Words amuse, beguile, entertain; stray, wander
Near Antonyms concentrate, focus

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