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distance v

(transitive) Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else. To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar. To leave behind (someone or something moving in the same direction; specifically, other competitors in a race) some distance away; to outpace, to outstrip. (figurative) To keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people. To exceed or surpass (someone, such as a peer or rival); to outdo, to outstrip. (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing. (chiefly US, horse racing, archaic) Of a racehorse: to beat (another horse) by a certain distance; also (passive voice), to cause (a horse) to be disqualified by beating it by a certain distance. (obsolete) To cover the entire distance to (something). To depart from (a place); to leave (a place) behind. To indicate or measure the distance to (a place). To set (two or more things) at regular distances from each other; to space, to space out. (intransitive, reflexive) Often followed by from. To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something. (figurative) To keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people; to keep one's distance. [...]

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