Detract

[Sarah]

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 literarycharacter of Cicero. V. Knox.

[Jessica]

de·tract
dəˈtrakt/
verb
1.
reduce or take away the worth or value of.
these quibbles in no way detract from her achievement
synonyms: belittle, take away from, diminish, reduce, lessen, minimize, play down, trivialize, decry, depreciate, devalue, deprecate
my reservations should not detract from the books excellence
deny or take away (a quality or achievement) so as to make its subject seem less impressive.
it detracts not one iota from the credit due to them
2.
divert or distract (someone or something) away from.
the complaint was timed to detract attention from the ethics issue

[Agnes]

Diminish the worth or value of (a quality or achievement)