This is the 8475th most frequent Catalan word.
distanciar
To distance or to separate.
In this sentence, 'distanciar' is used in a literal sense, indicating the action of creating physical distance or separation between objects.
La tempesta va distanciar les naus del seu rumb original.
The storm distanced the ships from their original course.
Here 'distanciar' is metaphorically used to describe an emotional or relational separation among individuals.
Les diferències d'opinió han distanciat els membres del grup.
The differences in opinion have distanced the members of the group.
In this example, 'distanciar' reflects the act of deliberately creating either physical or figurative distance from one's own behaviors, representing a form of change or detachment.