estrange

ɪˈstreɪnʤ

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Definition of estrange - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

alienate

tr.

Rare

cause someone to feel less close or friendly

tr.

Rare

His actions estranged him from his family.

alienate

distance

relationship

intr.

Rare

separate and live apart from one's spouse

intr.

Rare

They decided to estrange after years of conflict.

alienate

isolate

separate

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Origin of estrange

Latin, extraneus (external, foreign)

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disunite

estrangement

set at variance or estrange

Examples of estrange in a sentence

The scandal estranged him from his colleagues.
The couple began to estrange after the argument.
He chose to estrange from his family for peace.

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French:éloigner, se séparer, ...
German:entfremden, sich entfremden, ...
Italian:allontanare, separarsi, ...
Spanish:alejar, separarse, ...
Portuguese:afastar, separar-se, ...
Chinese:疏远, 分居, ...
Japanese:疎遠にする, 別居する, ...
Arabic:أَبْعَدَ, اِنْفَصَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַרְחִיק, לְהִתְנַכֵּר, ...
Russian:отчуждать, разойтись, ...
Ukrainian:відчужити, розійтися, ...
Hindi:दूर करना, अलग होना, ...
Bengali:বিচ্ছিন্ন করা, বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া, ...
Catalan:allunyar, separar-se, ...
Czech:odcizit, rozejít se, ...
Danish:fremmedgøre, gå fra hinanden, ...
Dutch:vervreemden, scheiden, ...
Greek:αποξενώνω, χωρίζω, ...
Hungarian:elidegeníteni, különköltözni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យឃ្លាតឆ្ងាយ, បែកគ្នា, ...
Korean:소원하게 하다, 별거하다, ...
Persian:دور کرد, جدا شدند, ...
Polish:odsuwać, żyć osobno, ...
Portuguese (BR):afastar, separar-se, ...
Romanian:a îndepărta, a se înstrăina, ...
Swedish:alienera, separera, ...
Thai:ทำให้ห่างเหิน, แยกกันอยู่, ...
Turkish:uzaklaştırmak, ayrılmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm xa cách, sống xa cách, ...

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