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

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.