Definition of estrange Estrange
/ɛstɹejˈnʤ/ - [estreynj] - es•trange
We found 9 definitions of estrange from 6 different sources.
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What does estrange mean?
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| estrange - arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious" | ||
| alienate, alien, disaffect | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| drift apart, drift away lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married" | ||
| wean gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle" | ||
| estrange - remove from customary environment or associations; "years of boarding school estranged the child from her home" | ||
| move out, remove, take out move out of one's old house or office | ||
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Wiktionary 
- estrange (Verb)
To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- estrange (v. t.)
To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with. - estrange (v. t.)
To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its former possessor; to alienate. - estrange (v. t.)
To alienate the affections or confidence of; to turn from attachment to enmity or indifference.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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estrange
To cause to feel less close or friendly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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estrange
es-trānj′, v.t. to treat as an alien: to alienate: to divert from its original use or possessor.—p.adj. Estranged′, alienated: disaffected.—ns. Estrang′edness; Estrange′ment; Estrang′er. [O. Fr. estranger (Fr. étranger)—L. extraneāre—extraneus. See Strange.]
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🔤- estrange, verb, present, 1st person singular of estrange (infinitive).
- estrange, verb (infinitive).
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