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- Dictionaryestrange/ɪˈstreɪn(d)ʒ/
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone: "he became estranged from his father"
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The meaning of ESTRANGE is to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in (someone) where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness : alienate. How to use estrange in a sentence.
ESTRANGE definition: 1. to cause someone to no longer have a friendly relationship with another person or other people…. Learn more.
Estrange definition: to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of. See examples of ESTRANGE used in a sentence.
estrange in British English. (ɪˈstreɪndʒ ) verb (transitive) 1. (usually passive; often foll by from) to separate and live apart from (one's spouse) he is estranged from his wife. 2. (usually passive; often foll by from) to antagonize or lose the affection of (someone previously friendly); alienate. Collins English Dictionary.
To estrange people may sound like adding wobbly antennae and an extra eyeball to their faces. Really, estrange means to push apart people who were once close to each other and cause them to be like strangers. The verb estrange comes from the Old French estranger, "to treat like a stranger.”
1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate: The months of bickering estranged her from her family. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations: art that is estranged from its historical context.
ESTRANGE meaning: 1. to cause someone to no longer have a friendly relationship with another person or other people…. Learn more.
1. to remove, as from usual surroundings or associates; keep apart or away. [...] 2. to turn (a person) from an affectionate or friendly attitude to an indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile one; alienate the affections of. [...] More.
Estrange Definition. To remove, as from usual surroundings or associates; keep apart or away. To turn (a person) from an affectionate or friendly attitude to an indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile one; alienate the affections of. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
1. to remove, as from usual surroundings or associates; keep apart or away. 2. to turn (a person) from an affectionate or friendly attitude to an indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile one; alienate the affections of.
