What does desmarcar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word desmarcar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use desmarcar in Spanish.

The word desmarcar in Spanish means distance yourself, dissociate yourself, get away. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word desmarcar

distance yourself, dissociate yourself

verbo pronominal (apartarse de un grupo)

El político se desmarcó de las ideas de su partido.
The politician distanced (or: dissociated) himself from his party's ideas.

get away

verbo pronominal (deporte (dejar atrás) (sport, US)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
El alero se desmarcó de la defensa y encestó el balón.
The forward got away from the defense, and dunked the ball.

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