to distance
verb/diʃtɐ̃ˈsjaɾ/medium
dis·tan·ci·ar
Definition
To place or move away to a certain physical or figurative distance.
He tried to distance himself from his family problems.
The athlete managed to distance himself from his opponents in the final stretch.
Common collocations
to distance oneself from someoneto distance views
Etymology
De 'distância' + sufixo verbal '-ar'.