"distantiate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: distantiates [present, singular, third-person], distantiating [participle, present], distantiated [participle, past], distantiated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} distantiate (third-person singular simple present distantiates, present participle distantiating, simple past and past participle distantiated)
  1. To distance (to put or keep at a literal or metaphorical or mental distance). Related terms: distantiation
    Sense id: en-distantiate-en-verb-YX45mTf8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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