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estrange

[ih-streynj]

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verb (used with object)

estranged, estranging

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.

estrange

/ ɪˈ��ٰ��ɪ�Ի�� /

verb

to separate and live apart from (one's spouse)
he is estranged from his wife
to antagonize or lose the affection of (someone previously friendly); alienate

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Other Word Forms

estrangement noun
estranger noun
��ˈ�ٰ��Բ��𳾱�Գ� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of estrange¹

First recorded in 1475–85; from Middle French, Old French estranger; cognate with Portuguese estranhar, Spanish ��ٰ��ñ��, Italian straniare, from Medieval Latin ��ٰ��Ա�� “to treat as a stranger,” derivative of Latin ��ٰ��Ա�ܲ� “external, foreign, strange”; extraneous

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Word History and Origins

Origin of estrange¹

C15: from Old French estranger, from Late Latin ��ٰ��Ա�� to treat as a stranger, from Latin ��ٰ��Ա�ܲ� foreign; see _strange

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Synonym Study

Estrange, alienate, disaffect share the sense of causing (someone) to turn away from a previously held state of affection, comradeship, or allegiance. Estrange often implies replacement of love or belonging by apathy or hostility: erstwhile lovers estranged by a misunderstanding. Alienate often calls attention to the cause of antagonism or separation: His inconsiderate behavior alienated both friends and family. Disaffect usually refers to relationships involving allegiance or loyalty rather than love or affection: disaffected workers, demoralized by ill-considered management policies.

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But Dumont’s motives are not just financial: Taylor is her estranged father and suffers from Lewy body dementia, which makes getting to the truth a race against time.

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Elizabeth, in “The Better Sister,” you portray Nicky, a sister estranged from her sibling who’s been through quite a bit of her own trauma.

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Simon Patterson, the accused's estranged spouse, had been invited too, but pulled out the day before.

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The former agent was first arrested after he was accused of choking his estranged wife and placing her in a wrestling hold last year.

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Over six weeks, the jury in the Victorian Supreme Court has heard from more than 50 witnesses called by the prosecution, including Ms Patterson's estranged husband, Simon, and the surviving lunch guest, Ian.

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