take away from

English

Verb

take away from (third-person singular simple present takes away from, present participle taking away from, simple past took away from, past participle taken away from)

  1. To subtract a quality from; make something seem not so good or interesting.
    Synonym: detract from
    Even the rain couldn't take away from the excitement of the match.
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