DETORTION
De*tor"tion, n.
Defn: The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a twisting or warping.
DETOUR
De`tour", n. Etym: [F. détour, fr. détourner to turn aside; pref. dé-
(L. dis-) + tourner to turn. See Turn.]
Defn: A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.
DETRACT
De*tract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detracted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Detracting.] Etym: [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to detract; de +
trahere to draw: cf. F. détracter. See Trace.]
1. To take away; to withdraw. Detract much from the view of the without. Sir H. Wotton.
2. To take credit or reputation from; to defame. That calumnious critic . . . Detracting what laboriously we do. Drayton.
Syn. — To derogate; decry; disparage; depreciate; asperse; vilify; defame; traduce. See Decry.
DETRACT
De*tract", v. i.
Defn: To take away a part or something, especially from one's credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; — often with from. It has been the fashion to detract both from the moral and literary character of Cicero. V. Knox.