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Distract

/dɪˈstrækt/
To divert someone's attention from something they are doing or thinking about.

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Examples:

I got distracted.

She's quite adept at distracting us from it.

She asks flashing me some sweet, innocent glare to distract me.

Etymology:

etymology
Originates from the Latin distractus, past participle of distrahere, meaning to draw apart.

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