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отдалять — meaning in English

otdalyat

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English meaning

  • alienate verb To make someone feel isolated, unwelcome, or estranged.
  • distance noun The amount of space between two points or places.
  • estrange verb To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
  • relegate verb Exile, banish, remove, or send away.

Senses

отдалять is used for these senses in English:

  • alienate To cause one to feel unable to relate.
  • distance To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
  • relegate (transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.

alienate — full definition

  1. verb To make someone feel isolated, unwelcome, or estranged.
  2. verb (law) To transfer ownership of property to someone else.

distance — full definition

  1. noun The amount of space between two points or places.
  2. noun A lack of closeness or warmth between people; emotional separation.
  3. verb To keep oneself apart from someone or something, especially to avoid association with it.

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