De‐tract″, v. i. 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.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.