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• estrange — v. (D; tr.) to estrange from (estranged from his wife) * * * [ɪ streɪndʒ] (D; tr.) to estrange from (estranged from his wife) …   Combinatory dictionary

• estrange — estrange, alienate, disaffect, wean are comparable when meaning to cause one to break a bond or tie of affection or loyalty. Estrange implies separation with consequent indifference or hostility; alienate may or may not suggest actual separation …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Estrange — Es*trange , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estranged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Estranging}.] [OF. estrangier to remove, F. [ e]tranger, L. extraneare to treat as a stranger, from extraneus strange. See {Strange}.] 1. To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• estrange — late 15c., from M.Fr. estrangier to alienate, from V.L. *extraneare to treat as a stranger, from L. extraneus foreign (see STRANGE (Cf. strange)). Related: Estranged …   Etymology 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 — [e strānj′, istrānj′] vt. estranged, estranging [OFr estranger, to remove < ML extraneare, to treat as a stranger < L extraneus, STRANGE] 1. to remove, as from usual surroundings or associates; keep apart or away 2. to turn (a person) from… …   English World dictionary

• 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 — 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 — estrangement, n. estranger, n. /i straynj /, v.t., estranged, estranging. 1. to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends. 2. to remove to or keep at a… …   Universalium

• estrange — es•trange [[t]ɪˈstreɪndʒ[/t]] v. t. tranged, trang•ing 1) to alienate the affections of; make unfriendly or hostile 2) to remove to or keep at a distance • Etymology: 1475–85; < MF, OF estranger < ML exstrāneāre es•trange′ment, n.… …   From formal English to slang

• From fair to middling — Fair Fair (f[^a]r), a. [Compar. {Fairer}; superl. {Fairest}.] [OE. fair, fayer, fager, AS. f[ae]ger; akin to OS. & OHG. fagar, Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit, also to E. fay, G. f[ u]gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English