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Distract vs Commingle - What's the difference?

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Distract is a related term of commingle.


In lang=en terms the difference between distract and commingle

is that distract is to divert the attention of while commingle is to become mixed or blended.

As verbs the difference between distract and commingle

is that distract is to divert the attention of while commingle is to mix, to blend.

As an adjective distract

is (obsolete) separated; drawn asunder.

distract

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To divert the attention of.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 10, author=David Ornstein, work=BBC Sport
  • , title= Arsenal 1-0 Everton , passage=While Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his players against letting the pre-match festivities distract them from the task at hand, they clearly struggled for fluency early on.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Travels and travails , passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}
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    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Separated; drawn asunder.
  • (obsolete) Insane; mad.
  • (Drayton)

    commingle

    English

    (Commingling)

    Alternative forms

    * co-mingle

    Verb

    (commingl)
  • To mix, to blend.
  • To become mixed or blended.
  • Usage notes

    Particularly used in financial law to refer to mixing funds – see (commingling).