отмежева́ться

rare #43897

1.
to dissociate oneself, to distance oneself, to disavow
Он отмежева́лся от свои́х пре́жних взгля́дов.
He dissociated himself from his former views.
Used with от + genitive.
2.
to mark oneself off, to delimit oneself, to draw a clear line
Э́та нау́ка отмежева́лась от сосе́дних дисципли́н.
This science has marked itself off from the neighbouring disciplines.
3.
(rare) to mark out the boundaries of one's land, to fence off one's plotsurveying
Хозя́ин отмежева́лся от сосе́дского уча́стка.
The owner marked out the boundary between his land and the neighbour's plot.
Literal, of land surveying.

Examples

Партия отмежевалась от радикальных заявлений своего члена.
The party distanced itself from the radical statements made by one of its members.
Он отмежевался от прежних коллег после скандала.
He distanced himself from his former colleagues after the scandal.
После совеща́ния, президе́нт Миттеран отмежева́лся от заявле́ния.
After the summit, President Mitterand said that he dissociated himself from the statement.

Imperative
ты	отмежу́йся
вы	отмежу́йтесь

Active present	-
Active past	отмежева́вшийся	dissociated, distanced, disengaged
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отмежева́вшись	while doing (past)