Detract

Verb

 * 1)  To take away; to withdraw or remove.
 * 2)  To take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry.

Synonyms

 * defame
 * decry
 * See also Thesaurus:defame

Derived terms

 * detraction
 * detractor

Thesaurus
abate, abrade, abstract, bate, beguile, call away, curtail, decrease, deduct, depreciate, derogate, detract attention, detract from, diminish, disparage, distract, divert, divert the mind, drain, eat away, erode, extract, file away, impair, leach, lessen, purify, reduce, refine, remove, retrench, rub away, shorten, subduct, subtract, take away, take away from, take from, thin, thin out, wear away, weed, withdraw

Etymology

 * From detractum, past participle of detraho.