Associations to the word «Detracting»
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
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.