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estrange

est·range

UK/ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ US/əˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ uncommon

verb

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

  • “She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious”
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Origin

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

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