Dictionary Definition

estrange

1 remove from customary environment or associations; "Her busy schedule removed her from her duties as a mother"

2 arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness [syn: alienate, alien, disaffect]

User Contributed Dictionary

From estranger—to treat as a stranger; from extraneus—foreigner, stranger

To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate

To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations

Translations to be categorised

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