Bible Dictionaries
Detract
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To take away; to withdraw.
(2):
(v. t.) To take credit or reputation from; to defame.
(3):
(v. i.) To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; - often with from.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Detract'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/detract.html. 1828.