See detract on Wiktionary
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"(intransitive) To take away; to withdraw or remove."
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"(transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry."
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"word": "detraction"
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"sense": "to take away; to withdraw or remove",
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"sense": "to take away; to withdraw or remove",
"word": "poistaa"
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"roman": "otnimátʹ",
"sense": "to take away; to withdraw or remove",
"word": "отнима́ть"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"word": "вычита́ть"
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"sense": "to take away; to withdraw or remove",
"word": "уменьша́ть"
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"sense": "to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry",
"word": "злословя"
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"sense": "to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry",
"word": "vähätellä"
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"sense": "to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry",
"word": "häpäistä"
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"sense": "to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry",
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"word": "mustamaalata"
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"sense": "to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry",
"word": "умалять"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "prinižatʹ",
"sense": "to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry",
"word": "принижать"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priumenʹšatʹ",
"sense": "to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry",
"word": "приуменьшать"
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"sense": "to take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry",
"word": "desvirtuar"
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