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to detract attention

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  • detract — detract, distract Both words are used transitively (with an object) followed by from; but their meanings are different. Detract, which (more than distract) is also used without an object, means ‘to take away (a part of something), to diminish’: • …   Modern English usage

  • detract — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin detractus, past participle of detrahere to pull down, disparage, from de + trahere to draw Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic to speak ill of 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • detract — Synonyms and related words: abate, abrade, abstract, bate, beguile, call away, curtail, decrease, deduct, depreciate, derogate, detract attention, detract from, diminish, disparage, distract, divert, divert the mind, drain, eat away, erode,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • detract — de•tract [[t]dɪˈtrækt[/t]] v. i. 1) to take away a part, as from value or reputation (usu. fol. by from) 2) to divert; distract: to detract attention from a problem[/ex] 3) archaic to take away • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME (< MF detracter)… …   From formal English to slang

  • detract — /dəˈtrækt / (say duh trakt) verb (t) 1. to take away (a part): to detract one s share. 2. to draw away or divert: to detract one s attention. –phrase 3. detract from, to take away some part from, as from quality, value, or reputation: the ugly… …  

  • detract — detractingly, adv. detractor, n. /di trakt /, v.i. 1. to take away a part, as from quality, value, or reputation (usually fol. by from). v.t. 2. to draw away or divert; distract: to detract another s attention from more important issues. 3.… …   Universalium

  • detract — v 1. divert, deflect, shift, avert; withdraw, draw away, turn aside, turn off, turn away, diverge, swerve; (of the mind or attention) distract, sidetrack, draw off, divide. 2. belittle, disparage, demean, deprecate, derogate, deflate, decry, Inf …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • distract — detract, distract Both words are used transitively (with an object) followed by from; but their meanings are different. Detract, which (more than distract) is also used without an object, means ‘to take away (a part of something), to diminish’: • …   Modern English usage

  • beguile — Synonyms and related words: allure, amuse, bamboozle, beat, becharm, beguile of, betray, bewitch, bilk, bluff, bunco, burn, cajole, call away, captivate, carry away, cast a spell, charm, cheat, cheat on, chisel, chouse, chouse out of, circumvent …   Moby Thesaurus

  • distract — Synonyms and related words: absorb, addle, agitate, amuse, ball up, befuddle, beguile, bemuse, bewilder, blunt, bother, bug, call away, chill, confound, confuse, convulse, cool, craze, damp, dampen, daze, deflect, delight, dement, derange, deter …   Moby Thesaurus

  • divert — Synonyms and related words: absorb, abstract, abuse, alter, amuse, avert, befoul, beguile, bend, bias, blunt, call away, change, change course, chill, convert, convulse, cool, crook, curve, damp, dampen, debase, defalcate, defile, deflect,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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