transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈtrakt, dē- ]
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. archaic : to take away
3. : divert
detract attention
intransitive verb
: to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something — often used with from
small errors that do not seriously detract from the book
• de·trac·tor -ˈtrak-tər noun