US /əˈstreɪndʒ/ UK /ɪˈstreɪndʒ/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to cause someone to become hostile or indifferent where affection existed

    The bitter quarrel estranged him from his only brother.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to cause someone to become... alienatedisaffectseparateseverdividedistance
Word family
Forms estranged
Derived forms estrangedestrangement

Etymology

From Old French estranger 'to remove, alienate', from Latin extraneare 'to treat as a stranger', from extraneus 'foreign, external', from extra 'outside'.

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