alejar
v.
remove; alienate; banish; avert
alejar
= drive away, estrange (from), chase away.
Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
Ex: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.
Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.
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* alejar de = lead far from, draw + Nombre + away from, wean away from.
* alejarse = march off, walk away, retreat, stray (from/outside), distance, get away.
* alejarse de = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Posesivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away from, step away from.
* alejarse de la realidad = stray from + reality.
* alejarse deprisa = hurry away, hurry off.