distrarre

Meaning

  1. (rare, transitive) to pull apart
  2. (transitive, uncommon) to turn away, to divert (e.g. one's gaze)
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to distract (a person, one's attention, one's mind, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to divert (money)
  5. (transitive) to amuse

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
di‧stràr‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/disˈtrar.re/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distrahere; adapted to trarre.

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