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distance

 
 
/ˈdɪstəns/ verb

Translation

distance yourself from sb/sth to say or show that you are not connected or involved with someone or something
uzak durmak, uzak olmak, mesafe koymak
She has tried to distance herself from the book.1185
(Definition of distance verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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