Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dictate
disenact
distance
distance
noun
(countable) The amount of space between two points, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
(countable, informal) The difference; the subjective measure between two quantities.
(uncountable, figuratively) A withholding of intimacy; alienation; variance.
(uncountable, figuratively) The entire amount of progress to an objective.
A space marked out in the last part of a racecourse.
Length or interval of time.
Remoteness in succession or relation.
Remoteness of place; a remote place.
The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect; ceremoniousness.
The space measured back from the winning-post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in the final heat.
verb
(transitive) To leave at a distance; to outpace, leave behind.
(transitive) To lose interest in a specific issue.
(transitive) To move away (from) someone or something.