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abstract away from

abstract away from verb: to omit the consideration of details regarding (something); to dismiss the details of (something) so as to concern oneself with higher features and more complex/interesting elements.

Verb

abstract away from (third-person singular simple present abstracts away from, present participle abstracting away from, simple past and past participle abstracted away from)

  1. (transitive) To omit the consideration of details regarding (something); to dismiss the details of (something) so as to concern oneself with higher features and more complex/interesting elements.

Forms of abstract away from

third-person singular presentabstracts away from
present participleabstracting away from
past participleabstracted away from
pastabstracted away from

Questions about abstract away from

What does abstract away from mean?
Abstract away from means to omit the consideration of details regarding (something); to dismiss the details of (something) so as to concern oneself with higher features and more complex/interesting elements.
What part of speech is abstract away from?
Abstract away from is a verb.
What is the past tense of abstract away from?
The past tense of abstract away from is abstracted away from.

Words near abstract away from in the dictionary

  1. abstr.
  2. abstract
  3. abstract algebra
  4. abstract analytic number theory
  5. abstract art
  6. abstract away from
  7. abstract class
  8. abstract classes
  9. abstract data type
  10. abstract data types
  11. abstract expressionism

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