DISTANTIATE


Meaning of DISTANTIATE in English

[ dɪ'stanʃɪeɪt ]

■ verb set or keep at a distance emotionally or intellectually.

Derivatives

distantiation noun

Origin

1940s: based on L. distantia 'distance'.

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