Verb

distanzieren

to distance oneself, to dissociate oneself

Er distanziert sich von seinen alten Freunden.

He is distancing himself from his old friends.

Die Firma distanzierte sich von den Aussagen.

The company dissociated itself from the statements.

sichAkk von+3 distanzieren to distance oneself from sth./sb. He is distancing himself from politics.

Synonyms: sich abgrenzen, sich fernhalten; Antonyms: sich nähern, sich anschließen

From 'Distanz' (distance), which comes from Latin 'distantia'. The '-ieren' suffix makes it a verb.

Think of creating 'distance' not just physically, but also in relationships or opinions.

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