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3 years ago

Use your understanding of root words to determine the meaning of the word detract.

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meriva3 years ago

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The meaning of the word detract should be distract because the word detract means lessen the worth of something like subtraction, and so insult means to hurt someone with words/speech not lessen so no, not vary because that's like checking and pending so no, and not attract because that means pulling something/someone closer so no. The answer is distract because its taking someone/something away from another.

QveST [7]3 years ago

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The answer here would be distract, as detract can also mean to divert or distract.

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