écarter
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Meanings
Verb
1. to separate, move apart
2. to spread, open (fingers, legs etc)
3. to draw (curtains)
4. to dismiss, rule out, turn down
5. to remove a person from a job or position
6. to lose (Louisiana)
7. to withdraw, diverge, deviate (reflexive)
8. to stray (reflexive, Louisiana)
Examples38
She got brushed aside.
I stepped aside so that he could pass.
We've isolated the problem.
I don't want to deviate from the plan.
Let's not stray from the subject.
They pushed her aside.