estrange — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   And thou thyself, Jaacob Yitzchak, dost thou mind how thou meantest to follow me and estrangedst thyself from me the more?

2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.

   Usage

   • Transitive

Verb

1. remove from customary environment or associations

   Broader terms

   take outmove outremove

   Examples

   years of boarding school estranged the child from her home

2. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

   Synonyms

   alienatedisaffect

   Broader terms

   changealtermodify

   Examples

   She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious