Estrange

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  • transitive verb. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate.
  • transitive verb. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To alienate; divert from its original use or possessor; apply to a purpose foreign to its original, proposed, or customary one.
  • To alienate the affections of; turn from kindness to indifference or enmity; turn from intimate association to strangeness, indifference, or hostility.
  • To keep at a distance; withdraw; withhold: generally used reflexively.
  • To cause to appear strange or foreign.
  • Foreign; strange.
  • Reserved; haughty.
  • noun. A stranger; a foreigner.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.
  • transitive verb. To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its former possessor; to alienate.
  • transitive verb. To alienate the affections or confidence of; to turn from attachment to enmity or indifference.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
  • verb. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
  • verb. remove from customary environment or associations
  • Word Usage
    "He does not want to "estrange" the son he sees only several times a year."
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