Also means
to drift apart
Usage Note
Distanciar is often used reflexively as distanciarse (to grow distant, to drift apart from someone). The transitive form — distanciar a dos personas — means to create distance between people. It can be physical or emotional; context disambiguates.
Examples
"Los problemas los empezaron a distanciar."
Natural Translation
The problems began to distance them.
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