Russian-English translations for отвлекать

• abstract
  He was wholly abstracted by other objects.
  He abstracted out the square root function.
• distract
  The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored
• divert
  The workers diverted the stream away from the road
  Dont let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball
• draw away
• segregate