Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detrect

/dɪˈtɹɛkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-trect
IPA: /dɪˈtɹɛkt/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To refuse; to decline.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"detrect to do something"
"the Danes hearing that the Scottes were come, detrected no time, but forthwith prepared to give battayle"

Etymology

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

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

detrects (present, singular) detrecting (participle, present) detrected (participle, past) detrected (past)

Frequently Paired Words

detrectation

Questions

How do you pronounce detrect?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈtɹɛkt/.
What does detrect mean?: To refuse; to decline.
Where does detrect come from?: From Latin dētrectō, from dē + tractō, frequentative of trahō (“to draw”).

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