udaljiti

1. (udaljiti se) to move away; to go away
   Brod se polako udaljio od obale. — The ship slowly moved away from the shore.
   Nemoj da se udaljiš od mene u gužvi. — Don't wander off from me in the crowd.
2. (a person, + acc.) to remove; to send off; to suspend
   Sudija je udaljio igrača sa terena. — The referee sent the player off the pitch.
   Direktor je udaljen s posla do kraja istrage. — The director was suspended until the end of the investigation.
3. (udaljiti se od teme) to digress; to stray from the topic
   Izvinite, malo sam se udaljio od teme. — Sorry, I've strayed a bit from the topic.
4. (of people) to grow apart; to alienate; to drive apart
   Posle fakulteta smo se udaljili jedno od drugog. — After university we grew apart.
   Novi posao ga je udaljio od porodice. — His new job drove him away from his family.
5. (someone or something, + acc., od + gen.) to move away; to move farther away
   Udaljio je stolicu od stola. — He moved the chair away from the table.

Most often used as udaljiti se od + gen.; the imperfective is udaljavati.