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Best answers for Detract – Crossword Clue


Answer: derogate


Clue Length Answer
Detract4 lettersthin
  1. Definition: 1. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

Detract4 lettersturn
  1. Definition: 1. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

Detract4 lettersweed
  1. Definition: 1. street names for marijuana

Detract5 lettersshave
  1. Definition: 1. the act of removing hair with a razor

Detract5 lettersdecry
  1. Definition: 1. express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

Detract6 letterslessen
  1. Definition: 1. decrease in size, extent, or range;

Detract6 lettersremove
  1. Definition: 1. degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness"

Detract6 lettersvilify
  1. Definition: 1. spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

Detract6 lettersreduce
  1. Definition: 1. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

Detract6 lettersdefame
  1. Definition: 1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

Detract6 letterspurify
  1. Definition: 1. make pure or free from sin or guilt; "he left the monastery purified"

Detract6 lettersrefine
  1. Definition: 1. make more complex, intricate, or richer;

Detract7 lettersslander
  1. Definition: 1. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

Detract7 lettersshorten
  1. Definition: 1. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"

Detract8 lettersretrench
  1. Definition: 1. make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"

Detract8 lettersdiminish
  1. Definition: 1. Gradually recede

Detract8 letterssubtract
  1. Definition: 1. take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"

Detract8 letterswithdraw
  1. Definition: 1. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

Detract8 lettersderogate

    Detract9 letterswear-away

      Detract9 letterstake-from

        Detract9 lettersdisparage
        1. Definition: 1. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

        Detract9 letterstake-away

          Detract10 letterscalumniate

            Detract10 lettersdepreciate
            1. Definition: 1. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

            Detract10 lettersscandalize

              Detract11 lettersdeteriorate
              1. Definition: 1. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"


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