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- pronunciation:
- ih
streInj
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
estranges, estranging, estranged |
| definition 1: |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate.
Through her jealousy and spite, she estranged her sister.The long process of divorce estranged the couple even further.- antonyms:
- reconcile
- similar words:
- alienate
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| definition 2: |
to remove to or hold at a distance from an accustomed place.
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| related words: |
antagonize, split |
adverb + (v.)estrange
hitherto, most
(v.)estrange
+ noun
alien, audience, compatriot, delusion, dialect, family, mutineer, realpolitik
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| derivation: |
estrangement (n.) |
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