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What does detract mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive) To take away; to withdraw or remove.
  2. (transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry.
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Aggressiveness can detract from self-development by undermining academic pursuits and creating socially alienating conditions.
The issue was made as a red herring to detract from the real issues in respect of his management style.
Inconsistent roofscapes on Main Street and varied building colours detract from the attractive village.
As a reviewer, criticise statistical flaws only when you can explain how they specifically detract from the study.
The fact that we forget to bring the food does not detract from the outing and we manage well on pistachio nuts and whiskey sours.
With all that said, there's no feasible argument that can detract Floyd Mayweather as the undisputed champion of the lightweights.

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