alejar

to move away; to take away; to distance

a l e ˈx a ɾ

alej to move away; to take away; to distance + ar Infinitive

verb Rare #40,486

to move away; to take away; to distance Transitive form: alejar algo/alguien (to move/take something/someone away). (Reflexive form is alejarse, but examples here use the exact word “alejar” as requested.)

SP: Voy a alejar la silla de la puerta.

EN: I’m going to move the chair away from the door.

Conjugation of alejar

alejarse alejarme alejartealejar

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
Third	aleja	—

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
Third	aleja	—

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	aleja	aléjense
Third	aleje	alejen

Present

alejando

Intenta alejar su historia de lo que supone la muerte de Daniel Garrido.

He tries to distance his story from what the death of Daniel Garrido represents.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Sabía que tenía que alejar de mí esa libreta todo lo posible.

I knew I had to get that notebook as far away from me as possible.

— Indiana Jones y la última cruzada (1989)

Ella le dijo que se tenía que alejar de los malos amigos.

She told him he had to stay away from bad friends.

Queremos fuerza para alejar a los humanos.

We want the strength to drive humans away.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Quiere que los demás se peleen, quiere alejar a Rafa de mí.

He wants the others to fight, he wants to keep Rafa away from me.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Me voy a alejar de los dueños.

I'm going to distance myself from the owners.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Sounds similar to

alojar a l o ˈx a ɾ