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distract
What does distract mean?
distract (verb): draw someone's attention away from something.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use distract in a sentence?
- The thief distracted the bystanders. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce distract?
/dɪˈstɹækt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does distract come from?
Borrowed from Latin distractus, from distrahō (“to pull apart”), from dis- + trahō (“to pull”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to distract
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “distract” mean?
draw someone's attention away from something
Right! That's what “distract” means.
to resist or endure (something) successfully
Not quite: that's what withstand means.
of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound
Not quite: that's what ring means.
to cook (something) in an oven (for someone)
Not quite: that's what bake means.
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