estrange (verb)

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• estrange — ► VERB 1) cause to feel less close or friendly. 2) (estranged) (of a husband or wife) no longer living with their spouse. DERIVATIVES estrangement noun. ORIGIN Old French estranger, from Latin extraneare treat as a stranger …   English terms dictionary

• estrange — I verb abalienare, alienate, avoid, be disjoined, break with, cut off, disaffect, disband, disconnect, dispart, dissever, dissociate, disunite, divert from original use, divert from the original possessor, divide, draw apart, drive apart, exclude …   Law dictionary

• estrange — verb Arafat was urged not to estrange the Bush White House Syn: alienate, antagonize, turn away, drive away, distance; sever, set at odds with; drive a wedge between (oneself and) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• estrange — transitive verb (estranged; estranging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estrangir, estranger, from Medieval Latin extraneare, from Latin extraneus strange more at strange Date: 15th century 1. to remove from customary environment or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• estrange — 1. verb /ɪˈstreɪndʒ,əˈstreɪndʒ/ a) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form ). b) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. Syn:… …   Wiktionary

• estrange — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. alienate, separate, withdraw; fall out, be unfriendly; disunite, part, wean; transfer. See disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. alienate, disaffect, separate, come between; see alienate , divide 1 …   English dictionary for students

• estrange — [ɪ streɪn(d)ʒ, ɛ ] verb 1》 cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. 2》 [as adjective estranged] (of a husband or wife) no longer living with their spouse. Derivatives estrangement noun Origin C15: from OFr. estranger, from L. extraneare… …   English new terms dictionary

• estrange — /əˈstreɪndʒ / (say uh straynj) verb (t) (estranged, estranging) 1. to turn away in feeling or affection; alienate the affections of: *I was jealous of his absorption in the game, and estranged by the savagery of his shouting mouth. –jessica… …  

• estrangement — estrange ► VERB 1) cause to feel less close or friendly. 2) (estranged) (of a husband or wife) no longer living with their spouse. DERIVATIVES estrangement noun. ORIGIN Old French estranger, from Latin extraneare treat as a stranger …   English terms dictionary

• alienate — alien·ate / ā lē ə ˌnāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing [Latin alienare, from alienus not one s own]: to give away or sell (property or a property right) to another will not sell, transfer, assign, hypothecate or otherwise alienate any of his voting shares… …   Law dictionary

• disaffect — verb arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious • Syn: ↑estrange, ↑alienate, ↑alien • Derivationally related forms:… …   Useful english dictionary