Attract.
Preoccupy means to give someone something to do that will keep them busy. An antonym would be to distract that person.What do you know? Distract!
No they don't have to it is used more as a timing mechanism for release as well as to distract the hitter.
No...in fact, quite the opposite! The war in continental Europe distracted Great Britain, so Ireland used that and rebelled.
Another word for distract is Perturb.
Distrahere - to distract
She asked me to distract him while she decorated for the party. I didn't want to distract her from studying, so I played my music very low. He told funny jokes to distract her from her troubles.
i will distract the other player so he does not make the kick
If you train them to be quiet then I think they won't distract you.
I/you/we/they distract. He/she/it distracts. The present participle is distracting.
Yes, distract does have a suffix. The suffix is -act.
A bee in the car may distract you. The new filly tried to distract the stallion's attention away from his harem.
The opposite of a decoy is a lure or attractor, which is designed to draw something closer rather than distract or mislead it. While a decoy aims to divert attention away from a target, a lure actively invites engagement or interest. In broader terms, the opposite could also be considered a genuine or authentic item that stands on its own without needing to mislead.