estrange
[verb]
Synonyms: alien, alienate, disaffect, disunify, disunite, wean

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Antonyms: reconcile
Contrasted words: appease, conciliate, pacify, propitiate, associate, espouse, join, link, unite
Related Idioms: set at odds
Related Words: break up, divide, divorce, part, separate, sever, split, sunder

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es·trange (ĭ-strānj)
tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es
► To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate.
► To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲

estrange
[Middle English estraungen, from Old French estrangier, from Latin extrāneāre, to treat as a stranger, disown, from extrāneus, foreign. See strange.]

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estrange
es·trangement n.
es·tranger n.
Synonyms: estrange, alienate, disaffect
These verbs refer to disruption of a bond of love, friendship, or loyalty. Estrange and alienate are often used with reference to two persons whose harmonious relationship has been replaced by hostility or indifference:
Political disagreements led to quarrels that finally estranged the two friends. His persistent antagonism alienated his wife. Disaffect usually implies discontent, ill will, and disloyalty within the membership of a group:
Colonists were disaffected by the royal governor's actions.

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