Estrange

//ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged). transitive

    "And thou thyself, Jaacob Yitzchak, dost thou mind how thou meantest to follow me and estrangedst thyself from me the more?"

  2. 2
    arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness wordnet
  3. 3
    To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. transitive
  4. 4
    remove from customary environment or associations wordnet

Synonyms

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alienatealienatedisaffectweanabruptaggravate

Example

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"And thou thyself, Jaacob Yitzchak, dost thou mind how thou meantest to follow me and estrangedst thyself from me the more?"

Etymology

From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger). Also see Spanish extraño.

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