v. t.
Detract much from the view of the without. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
That calumnious critic . . .
Detracting what laboriously we do. Drayton.
v. i. To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; -- often with from. [ 1913 Webster ]
It has been the fashion to detract both from the moral and literary character of Cicero. V. Knox. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who detracts; a detractor. [ 1913 Webster ]
Other detracters and malicious writers. Sir T. North. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a detracting manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. détraction, L. detractio. ]
The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Containing detraction; detractory. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
n. The quality of being detractive. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L.: cf. F. détracteur. ] One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer. [ 1913 Webster ]
His detractors were noisy and scurrilous. Macaulay.
a. Defamatory by denial of desert; derogatory; calumnious. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]