To detract from; to disparage or criticize in a way that diminishes value or reputation.
From Latin detractare, related to detrahere. A rare variant or archaic form of 'detract' that appears occasionally in older English texts but is essentially obsolete.
Detrect is practically extinct in English—you're unlikely to encounter it outside of Middle English texts or historical writing, where it competed with 'detract' before losing the battle for modern usage.
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