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  1. imp. & p. p. of Abstract
  2. a. Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.
  3. a. Separated from matter; abstract; ideal.
  4. a. Abstract; abstruse; difficult.
  5. a. Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind.
  6. adj. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
  7. 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 Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.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.
  8. j:100 v consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically v make off with belongings of others v consider apart from a particular case or instance v give an abstract (of) s lost in thought; showing preoccupation