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detrect

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dɪˈtɹɛkt/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To refuse; to decline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • detrect to do something

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin dētrectō, from dē + tractō, frequentative of trahō (“to draw”).