Associations to the word «Detract»

Wiktionary

DETRACT, verb. (intransitive) To take away; to withdraw or remove.
DETRACT, verb. (transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry.

Dictionary definition

DETRACT, verb. Take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley