estrange

UK: /ɪˈstreɪndʒ/ US: (i strānj′)

Inflections of 'estrange' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

estranges

v 3rd person singular

estranging

v pres p

estranged

v past

estranged

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

es•trange  (i strānj′), v.t., -tranged, -trang•ing. 

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 distance:
   The necessity for traveling on business has estranged him from his family.
3. to divert from the original use or possessor.

• Medieval Latin exstrāneāre to treat as a stranger. See strange
• Middle French, Old French estranger; cognate with Portuguese estranhar, Spanish estrañar, Italian straniare
• 1475–85

es•trange′ment, n. 
es•trang′er, n. 
Synonyms

Estrange, alienate, disaffect share the sense of causing (someone) to turn away from a previously held state of affection, comradeship, or allegiance. Estrange often implies replacement of love or belonging by apathy or hostility:
erstwhile lovers estranged by a misunderstanding.
Alienate often calls attention to the cause of antagonism or separation:
His inconsiderate behavior alienated both friends and family.
Disaffect usually refers to relationships involving allegiance or loyalty rather than love or affection:
disaffected workers, demoralized by ill-considered management policies.

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estrange / ɪˈstreɪndʒ/ verb (transitive)

1. (usually passive) often followed by from: to separate and live apart from (one's spouse): he is estranged from his wife
2. (usually passive) often followed by from: to antagonize or lose the affection of (someone previously friendly); alienate

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French estranger, from Late Latin extrāneāre to treat as a stranger, from Latin extrāneus foreign; see strange

esˈtrangement noun