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"sense": "To divert the attention of",
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"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "aflede"
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"sense": "To divert the attention of",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "afleiden"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "viedä (+ genitive) huomio",
"sense": "To divert the attention of"
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"english": "intentionally",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "harhauttaa"
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"sense": "To divert the attention of",
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "ablenken"
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"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hisíakh et hadá'at",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "הסיח את הדעת"
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"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "fipa"
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"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distraktar"
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"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "amuzar"
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"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distrarre"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ki-o sorasu",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "気をそらす"
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"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distringō"
},
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "wawao"
},
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "whakawarea"
},
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distrahere"
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"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
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"word": "rozpraszać"
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"_dis1": "98 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"tags": [
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distrair"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvlekátʹ",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
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"word": "отвлека́ть"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "despistar"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distrahera"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "dikkati dağıtmak"
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidvolikaty",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"tags": [
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"word": "відволікати"
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"ref": "1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 6 p. 3",
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"(transitive) To divert the attention of."
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"sense": "To divert the attention of",
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"word": "ուշադրությունը շեղել"
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"word": "distrayer"
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"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "отвличам"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razsejvam",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "разсейвам"
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distreure"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fēnxīn",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "分心"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fēnsàn",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "分散"
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"code": "da",
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"word": "aflede"
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"code": "da",
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},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "afleiden"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "viedä (+ genitive) huomio",
"sense": "To divert the attention of"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "intentionally",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "harhauttaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distraire"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distraer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "ablenken"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hisíakh et hadá'at",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "הסיח את הדעת"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "fipa"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distraktar"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "amuzar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distrarre"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ki-o sorasu",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "気をそらす"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distringō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "wawao"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "whakawarea"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distrahere"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distraire"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "rozpraszać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "rozproszyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distrair"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvlekátʹ",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отвлека́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otvléčʹ",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "отвле́чь"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distraer"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "despistar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "distrahera"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"word": "dikkati dağıtmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidvolikaty",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "відволікати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidvolikty",
"sense": "To divert the attention of",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "відволікти"
}
],
"word": "distract"
}
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"English 2-syllable words",
"English adjectives",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English terms borrowed from Latin",
"English terms derived from Latin",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English uncomparable adjectives",
"English verbs",
"Rhymes:English/ækt",
"Rhymes:English/ækt/2 syllables"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "distractus"
},
"expansion": "Latin distractus",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "distrahō",
"3": "",
"4": "to pull apart"
},
"expansion": "distrahō (“to pull apart”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "dis-"
},
"expansion": "dis-",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "trahō",
"3": "",
"4": "to pull"
},
"expansion": "trahō (“to pull”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin distractus, from distrahō (“to pull apart”), from dis- + trahō (“to pull”).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "-"
},
"expansion": "distract (not comparable)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"word": "distraught"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
"glosses": [
"Separated; drawn asunder."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable",
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, song 6 p. 3",
"text": "(Alone shee beeing left the spoyle of love and death,\nIn labour of her griefe outrageously distract,\nThe utmost of her spleene on her false lord to act)",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Insane; mad."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) Insane; mad."
],
"tags": [
"not-comparable",
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/dɪsˈtɹækt/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ækt"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-distract.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-distract.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-distract.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e2/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-distract.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-distract.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "distract"
}
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