Dictionary

estrange en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /əˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger). Also see Spanish extraño.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
   • And thou thyself, Jaacob Yitzchak, dost thou mind how thou meantest to follow me and estrangedst thyself from me the more? 1945, Martin Buber, translated by Ludwig Lewisohn, For the Sake of Heaven, The Jewish Publication Society of America, page 229:
2. (transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.

Forms

Coordinates

disown

Deriveds

estranger · estrangement

Relateds

strange · stranger

Synonyms

wean (remove from an accustomed context) · isolate (cause to feel less close) · disaffect (cause to feel less close) · alienate (cause to feel less close) · antagonize (cause to feel less close)

Translations (38)

mi whakatangatakē (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · az özgələşdirmək (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · cs odcizit (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · pl odseparowywać (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · es enajenar (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · mk о́туѓи (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · de entfremden (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · la abalieno (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · nl ontwortelen (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · cmn 疏遠 /疏远 (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · es desapegar (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · bg отчуждавам (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · de entfremden (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · fi vieraannuttaa (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · hu elidegenít (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · it estraniare (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · ru отчужда́ть (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · pl separować (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · ru отдали́ть (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · th ทำให้บาดหมาง (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · ru отстраня́ть (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · fr aliéner (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · fr éloigner (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · grc ἀλλοτριόω (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · pl zrazić (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · nl vervreemden (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · la alieno (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · pl zrażać (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · ru отстрани́ть (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · el αποξενώνω (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · mk одда́лечи (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · ru отдаля́ть (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · pl odseparować (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · eo fremdigi (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · ru отчуди́ть (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · mk о́туѓи (remove from an accustomed place or set of associations) · ang āfremdan (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate) · fi vieraannuttaa (cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate)