to distance oneself
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to distance oneself from
To publicly or clearly declare that one has nothing to do with a person, group, or statement, or does not support them.
Die Partei distanzierte sich ausdrücklich von den rassistischen Äußerungen ihres Mitglieds.
The party explicitly distanced itself from its member's racist remarks.
The verb 'distanzieren' (to distance) is always used reflexively: 'sich distanzieren' (to distance oneself). The reflexive pronoun (mich, dich, sich, uns, euch, sich) must match the subject of the sentence.
Ich distanziere mich von dieser Meinung.
I distance myself from this opinion.
The verb is always used with the preposition 'von' and the dative. You distance yourself 'von' (from) a person or 'von' (from) a thing.
Der Sportler distanzierte sich von den Dopingvorwürfen.
The athlete distanced himself from the doping allegations.
The verb 'distanzieren' (to distance oneself) is derived from the noun 'die Distanz' (the distance). So when you distance yourself, you figuratively create distance between yourself and another thing or person.
Es ist wichtig, eine professionelle Distanz zu den Klienten zu wahren.
It is important to maintain a professional distance from clients.
