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distantiate

Todistantiate is to keep someone or something at a distance, either literally or figuratively. (verb)

When you keep your friend at an emotional distance by refusing to share secrets or return calls, this is an example of a situation where youdistantiate.

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See distantiate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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