Detract and Reduce

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Detract

Detract verb - Take away a part from; diminish.

Usage example: His bad manners detract from his good character

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Reduce is a synonym for detract in weaken topic. In some cases you can use "Reduce" instead a verb "Detract", when it comes to topics like lessen, belittle.

Nearby Words: detraction, detractor, detracting, detractive

Reduce

Reduce verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.

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Detract is a synonym for reduce in weaken topic. You can use "Detract" instead a verb "Reduce".

Nearby Words: reduced, reduction, reducing, reducible

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Common collocations

life	detract life	reduce life
people	detract people	reduce people
likelihood	detract likelihood	reduce likelihood
player	detract player	reduce player

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