estrange
verb/ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ · /əˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
Etymology From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger). Also see Spanish extraño.
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).
- And thou thyself, Jaacob Yitzchak, dost thou mind how thou meantest to follow me and estrangedst thyself from me the more?1945, Martin Buber, translated by Ludwig Lewisohn, For the Sake of Heaven, The Jewish Publication Society of America, page 229:
2
To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
- Synonyms
- alienate, antagonize, disaffect, isolate, wean
- Derived terms
- estrangement, estranger
- Coordinate terms
- disown