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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Abstract \Ab*stract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abstracted; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Abstracting.] [See Abstract, a.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To withdraw; to separate; to take away.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He was incapable of forming any opinion or
              resolution abstracted from his own prejudices. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To draw off in respect to interest or attention; as, his
        was wholly abstracted by other objects.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The young stranger had been abstracted and silent.
                                                    --Blackw. Mag.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To separate, as ideas, by the operation of the mind; to
        consider by itself; to contemplate separately, as a
        quality or attribute. --Whately.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To epitomize; to abridge. --Franklin.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; as, to
        abstract goods from a parcel, or money from a till.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Von Rosen had quietly abstracted the bearing-reins
              from the harness.                     --W. Black.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Chem.) To separate, as the more volatile or soluble parts
        of a substance, by distillation or other chemical
        processes. In this sense extract is now more generally
        used.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Abstracted \Ab*stract"ed\, a.
     1. Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The evil abstracted stood from his own evil.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Separated from matter; abstract; ideal. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Abstract; abstruse; difficult. [Obs.] --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind. ``An
        abstracted scholar.'' --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Abstract \Ab*stract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abstracted; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Abstracting.] [See Abstract, a.]
     1. To withdraw; to separate; to take away.
  
              He was incapable of forming any opinion or
              resolution abstracted from his own prejudices. --Sir
                                                    W. Scott.
  
     2. To draw off in respect to interest or attention; as, his
        was wholly abstracted by other objects.
  
              The young stranger had been abstracted and silent.
                                                    --Blackw. Mag.
  
     3. To separate, as ideas, by the operation of the mind; to
        consider by itself; to contemplate separately, as a
        quality or attribute. --Whately.
  
     4. To epitomize; to abridge. --Franklin.
  
     5. To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; as, to
        abstract goods from a parcel, or money from a till.
  
              Von Rosen had quietly abstracted the bearing-reins
              from the harness.                     --W. Black.
  
     6. (Chem.) To separate, as the more volatile or soluble parts
        of a substance, by distillation or other chemical
        processes. In this sense extract is now more generally
        used.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Abstracted \Ab*stract"ed\, a.
     1. Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
  
              The evil abstracted stood from his own evil.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. Separated from matter; abstract; ideal. [Obs.]
  
     3. Abstract; abstruse; difficult. [Obs.] --Johnson.
  
     4. Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind. ``An
        abstracted scholar.'' --Johnson.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  abstracted
       adj 1: taken out of or separated from; "possibility
              is...achievability, abstracted from achievement"-
              A.N.Whitehead [syn: removed]
       2: lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare";
          "an absentminded professer"; "the scatty glancing quality
          of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence" [syn: absent,
           absentminded, scatty]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abstracted
     a.
     1 Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. (First
  attested in the mid 16<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref
  name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=10)</ref>
     2 (lb en now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not
  concrete. (First attested in the early 17<sup>th</sup>
  century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en now rare) abstract; abstruse; difficult. (First attested in
  the early 17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     4 inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
  (First attested in the early 17<sup>th</sup>
  century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     vb.
     (infl of en abstract  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  abstracted
     a.
     1 Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. (First
  attested in the mid 16<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref
  name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=10)</ref>
     2 (lb en now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not
  concrete. (First attested in the early 17<sup>th</sup>
  century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en now rare) abstract; abstruse; difficult. (First attested in
  the early 17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     4 inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
  (First attested in the early 17<sup>th</sup>
  century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     vb.
     (infl of en abstract  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  abstracted
     a.
     1 Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. (First
  attested in the mid 16<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref
  name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=10)</ref>
     2 (lb en now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not
  concrete. (First attested in the early 17<sup>th</sup>
  century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en now rare) abstract; abstruse; difficult. (First attested in
  the early 17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     4 inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
  (First attested in the early 17<sup>th</sup>
  century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     vb.
     (infl of en abstract  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  abstracted
     a.
     1 Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart. (First
  attested in the mid 16<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref
  name=SOED>(R:SOED5: page=10)</ref>
     2 (lb en now rare) Separated from matter; abstract; ideal, not
  concrete. (First attested in the early 17<sup>th</sup>
  century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en now rare) abstract; abstruse; difficult. (First attested in
  the early 17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     4 inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind; meditative.
  (First attested in the early 17<sup>th</sup>
  century.)<ref name=SOED/>
     vb.
     (infl of en abstract  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abstracted
     Englanti a.
     hajamielinen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a bstract ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abstracted
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en abstract ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb abstract)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/
  1. مذهول
  2. شارد الذهن

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/ 
  roztržitý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/ 
  nepozorný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/
  abstrahiert
   see: abstract sth., abstracting, abstracts, abstracted, abstract the important features from a problem, abstract the events from their historical context
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/
  abstrahierte
   see: abstract sth., abstracting, abstracted, abstracts, abstract the important features from a problem, abstract the events from their historical context
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/
  entnommen
   see: abstract sth. from sth., abstracting, abstract water from the river, abstact data from the patients' records
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/
  mitgehen lassen, stibitzt, gemaust, sich eingenäht
     Synonyms: helped yourself, pilferred, swiped, snarfed, cabbaged
  
   see: help yourself to sth., pilfer sth., swipe sth., snarf sth., cabbage sth., abstract sth., helping yourself, pilfering, swiping, snarfing, cabbaging, abstracting, pilfer from the fridge, She pilfered pens and paper from work.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/
   [fig.] zerstreut, geistesabwesend 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/
  
  αφηρημένος, απορροφημένος

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/ 
  1. अन्यमनस्क
        "He gave an abstracted smile."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/
  nepažljiv, rasijan, rastresen, zamišljen

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  abstracted /ɐbstɹˈaktɪd/
  1. szórakozott
  2. elvonatkoztatott

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  abstracted /əb'stræktıd/ 
  1. užsisvajojęs, išsiblaškęs
  2. išskirtas, atskiras

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  abstracted /æbˈstræktɪd/ 
    wyobcowany

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  abstracted /əbstræktid/
  distraído

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈæbˌstɹæktɪd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  78 Moby Thesaurus words for "abstracted":
     abbreviated, abridged, absent, absentminded, absorbed, bemused,
     bobbed, buried in thought, capsule, capsulized, castle-building,
     clipped, compressed, condensed, cropped, curtailed, cut short,
     daydreaming, daydreamy, digested, distrait, docked, dreaming,
     dreamy, drowsing, ecstatic, elided, elliptic, elsewhere,
     engaged in thought, engrossed, engrossed in thought, faraway,
     half-awake, heedless, immersed in thought, in a reverie,
     in the clouds, inattentive, intent, introspective, lost,
     lost in thought, meditative, mooning, moonraking, mowed, mown,
     museful, musing, napping, nipped, nodding, oblivious, occupied,
     pensive, pipe-dreaming, pollard, polled, preoccupied, pruned, rapt,
     reaped, shaved, sheared, short-cut, shortened, snub, snubbed,
     somewhere else, stargazing, taken up, transported, trimmed,
     unconscious, unmindful, woolgathering, wrapped in thought
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 心不在焉的,出神的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 心不在焉的,出神的,分心的

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