draw+apart
31pull — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pullian; akin to Middle Low German pulen to shell, cull Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to exert force upon so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the force b. to stretch… …
32Diduction — Di*duc tion, n. [L. diductio, fr. diducere, diductum, to draw apart; di = dis + ducere to lead, draw.] The act of drawing apart; separation. [1913 Webster] …
33distress — {{11}}distress (n.) late 13c., circumstance that causes anxiety or hardship, from O.Fr. destresse, from V.L. *districtia restraint, affliction, narrowness, distress, from L. districtus, pp. of distringere draw apart, hinder, also, in M.L. compel …
34estrange — I verb abalienare, alienate, avoid, be disjoined, break with, cut off, disaffect, disband, disconnect, dispart, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divert from original use, divert from the original possessor, divide, draw apart, drive apart, exclude …
35distract — I. adjective Date: 14th century archaic insane, mad II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin distractus, past participle of distrahere, literally, to draw apart, from dis + trahere to draw Date: 14th century 1 …
36distract — distracter, n. distractible, adj. distractingly, adv. /di strakt /, v.t. 1. to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work. 2. to disturb or trouble greatly in mind; beset: Grief distracted him. 3. to… …
37distract — dis•tract [[t]dɪˈstrækt[/t]] v. t. 1) to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted us from our work[/ex] 2) to disturb or trouble greatly in mind; beset 3) to provide a pleasant diversion for; amuse; entertain 4) to… …
38dis|tract´er — dis|tract «dihs TRAKT», verb, adjective. –v.t. 1. to draw away (the mind or attention): »Noise distracts my attention from studying. SYNONYM(S): divert. 2. to confuse; disturb; bewilder: »Several people talking at once distract a listener.… …
39dis|tract — «dihs TRAKT», verb, adjective. –v.t. 1. to draw away (the mind or attention): »Noise distracts my attention from studying. SYNONYM(S): divert. 2. to confuse; disturb; bewilder: »Several people talking at once distract a listener. SYNONYM(S …
40Distract — Dis*tract , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distracted}, old p. p. {Distraught}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distracting}.] 1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin. [1913 Webster] A city . . . distracted from itself. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 2. To draw (the… …
