Further elaboration or ornament would only detract from the perfection of its simplicity.
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Detract
Synonyms for "detract" (121 found)
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15 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- злословя verb (to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry)
- отнемам verb (to take away; to withdraw or remove)
Finnish
4 entries- häpäistä verb (to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry)
- häväistä verb (to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry)
- mustamaalata verb (to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry)
- poistaa verb (to take away; to withdraw or remove)
Russian
4 entries- вычита́ть verb (to take away; to withdraw or remove)
- отнима́ть verb (to take away; to withdraw or remove)
- принижать verb (to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry)
- приуменьшать verb (to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry)
Spanish
1 entries- desvirtuar verb (to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry)
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I'm sorry; I didn't mean to detract from what you were saying.
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I hope that her success doesn't detract from theirs.
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The Conan O’Brien-penned half-hour has the capacity to rip our collective hearts out the way the cute, funny bad girl next door does to Bart when she reveals that her new boyfriend is Jimbo Jones, but the show keeps shying away from genuine emotion in favor of jokes that, while overwhelmingly funny, detract from the poignancy and the emotional intimacy of the episode.
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