estrange
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends.
to remove to or keep at a distance: The necessity for traveling on business has estranged him from his family.
to divert from the original use or possessor.
Origin of estrange
1synonym study For estrange
Other words from estrange
- es·trange·ment, noun
- es·trang·er, noun
Words Nearby estrange
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How to use estrange in a sentence
I’m truly fearful he’ll get the idea that you estrange from a family member as easily as you throw away a napkin.
Carolyn Hax: How do they teach their son about family when they’re estranged from their own? | Carolyn Hax | October 24, 2021 | Washington PostThis means that almost 70 million people in the United States report being estranged from a family member.
What Is Family Estrangement? A Relationship Expert Describes The Problem And Research Agenda | LGBTQ-Editor | October 19, 2021 | No Straight NewsSpears has been under this arrangement since early 2008, when — in the wake of a highly publicized stretch of erratic behavior and two involuntary psychiatric holds — her then-estranged father was named co-conservator, alongside a lawyer.
Britney Spears requests termination of her conservatorship: ‘It’s embarrassing and it’s demoralizing’ | Ashley Fetters | June 23, 2021 | Washington PostThis, combined with the Lucas’ impending reunion with long-estranged family members who are coming to see her perform, provides just enough drama to give the movie a touch of narrative.
Trans performers blend success, visibility in two new docs | John Paul King | May 27, 2021 | Washington BladeEven if his siblings, back home and estranged from their father, sometimes looked at his relationship with envy, Tyler describes a dynamic that could hardly be considered paternal.
Tyler Mahan Coe created the ‘War and Peace’ of country music podcasts. Surrender to it. | Geoff Edgers | April 15, 2021 | Washington Post
Numerous reasons, of which I guess part, perhaps estrange you from it, and perhaps also the book does not please you.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierMen knew not even whether it were round or flat; and the unplumbed sea could still estrange.
The Age of Erasmus | P. S. AllenAll that Murray's policy seemed to have really done was to estrange from her the English Catholics.
History of the English People | John Richard GreenShe flashed at him indignantly, "You wish to estrange me from my family, from my sister Caroline."
Romance of Roman Villas | Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) ChampneyBecause, miserable slave, you cherish the mad hope of beguiling me yourself, you do your utmost to estrange me from your master.
Arachne, Complete | Georg Ebers
British Dictionary definitions for estrange
/ (ɪˈstreɪndʒ) /
(usually passive often foll by from) to separate and live apart from (one's spouse): he is estranged from his wife
(usually passive often foll by from) to antagonize or lose the affection of (someone previously friendly); alienate
Origin of estrange
1Derived forms of estrange
- estrangement, noun
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