απομακρύνω

Greek

Alternative forms

• απομακραίνω (apomakraíno)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀπομακρύνω (apomakrúnō), from ἀπό- (apó-) +‎ μακρύνω (makrúnō), the latter a verbal formation from μακρός (makrós, “long, tall, far”), with semantic loan from French éloigner.

Verb

απομακρύνω • (apomakrýno) (past απομάκρυνα, passive απομακρύνομαι, ppp απομακρυσμένος)

1. to remove, oust
2. to vacate, evacuate, depart
3. to remove oneself, distance oneself

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• απόμακρος (apómakros, “remote, distant”, adjective)
• απομάκρυνση f (apomákrynsi, “departure, removal”)
• απομακρυσμένος (apomakrysménos, “distant”, part.)
• κοινωνική απομάκρυνση (koinonikí apomákrynsi, “social distancing”)