distance-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: keep at a distance

Commentary: NP1 DISTANCE NP2[reflexive] from NP3

Examples:
He has distanced himself from people so much.
Dumbledore, after championing him at his hearing, seems to have
distanced himself from the young wizard.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: distance.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: go far ahead of

Commentary: NP1 DISTANCE NP2

Examples:
In the three-and-three-quarters-mile run, J. Costello of the Bronx
Church House distanced the other runners.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2