Prevent from coming close.

Roget 187: be absent etc. adj.; keep away, keep out of the way; play truant, absent oneself, stay away; keep aloof, hold aloof.    withdraw, make oneself scarce, vacate; go away etc. 293.    ... show more

Roget 196: be distant etc. adj.; extend to, stretch to, reach to, spread to, go to, get to, stretch away to; range.    remain at a distance; keep away, keep off, keep aloof, keep clear of, stand away, stand off, stand aloof, stand clear of, stay away, keep one's distance.    distance; distance oneself from.    ... show more