Question

as you continue to read the next part of the gettysburg address, you come across a word that you’re unfamiliar with. read the excerpt to use context clues to find the meaning of detract. “the brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.” whats the meaning of the word detract as its used in the sentence? to allow something to continue to set a limit to to fix conclusively to diminish the importance of something

Explanation:

The sentence says the brave men's act of consecrating the place is beyond our power to add or take away from. "Detract" is used in contrast to "add", so it means to diminish the importance or value of something.

Answer:

To diminish the importance of something