Detract — Defs

01 v. t. To take away; to withdraw.

imp. & p. p. Detracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Detracting

1.
To take away; to withdraw.
“Detract much from the view of the without.” — Sir H. Wotton.
2.
To take credit or reputation from; to defame.
“That calumnious critic . . . Detracting what laboriously we do.” — Drayton.

02 v. i. To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with from.

1.
To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with from.
“It has been the fashion to detract both from the moral and literary character of Cicero.” — V. Knox.