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distantiate

distantiate |dɪˈstanʃɪeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] set or keep (something ) at a distance, especially mentally: Austen's aesthetic forms distantiate ideology. DERIVATIVES distantiation noun ORIGIN 1940s: based on Latin distantia ‘distance ’.

 

Oxford Dictionary

distantiate

distantiate |dɪˈstanʃɪeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] set or keep (something ) at a distance, especially mentally: Austen's aesthetic forms distantiate ideology. DERIVATIVES distantiation noun ORIGIN 1940s: based on Latin distantia ‘distance ’.