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estrange (ɪˈstreɪndʒPronunciation for estrange) 

Definitions

verb (tr)

  1. (usually passive)  often foll by from to separate and live apart from (one's spouse)  ⇒ he is estranged from his wife 
  2. (usually passive)  often foll by from to antagonize or lose the affection of (someone previously friendly); alienate

Alternative Forms

esˈtrangement noun

Word Origin

C15: from Old French estranger,  from Late Latin extrāneāre  to treat as a stranger, from Latin extrāneus foreign; see strange

Synonyms

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= alienate, part, separate, divide, withdraw, withhold, antagonize, disunite, drive apart make hostile disaffect, set at odds lose or destroy the affection of

Usage examples

  • People do not live unwittingly, unconsciously; we do not, in our relationships, inevitably damage, alienate and estrange others.
    Spiked (2003)
  • Cameras will only estrange your neighbour, not encourage him to respect your property.
    Times, Sunday Times (2004)
  • They estrange him from the intellectual potentialities of the labor process.
    A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments, Functions

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