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to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide
to interpose; to have between
to alienate; to estrange
大きな山が二つの町を距てている。
A large mountain separates the two towns.
友人との間に心の壁を距てたくない。
I do not want to put an emotional wall between my friend and me.
海を距てた遠い国に家族が暮らしている。
My family lives in a faraway country across the sea.