detract (v.)

• abate
• abrade
• abstract
• bate
• beguile
• curtail
• decrease
• deduct
• depreciate
• derogate
• diminish
• disparage
• distract
• divert
• drain
• erode
• extract
• impair
• leach
• lessen
• purify
• reduce
• refine
• remove
• retrench
• shorten
• subtract
• thin
• weed
• withdraw