distract
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin distrahere, "to pull apart", from dis-, + trahere, "to pull".
[edit] Verb
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to distract (third-person singular simple present distracts, present participle distracting, simple past and past participle distracted)
- (transitive) To divert the attention of.
- The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored.
[edit] Translations
To divert the attention of
