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Definition of: distract
(dis·trakt′) v.t.
1. To draw or divert (the mind, etc.) in a different direction.
2. To turn or draw (the mind or attention) in various directions; bewilder; confuse.
3. To make frantic; craze. See synonyms under PERPLEX. [<L distractus, pp. of distrahere <dis- away + trahere draw]
—dis·tract′i·ble adjective
—dis·tract′ing, dis·trac′tive adjective
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