What does 紛らす mean?
紛らす is a Japanese verb meaning “to distract” in English. It can also be translated as “to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile)” depending on context. It is written as 紛らす in kanji, まぎらす in hiragana, and magirasu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
長い旅行の退屈をミステリーを読んで紛らした。
I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.