estrange
2 synonyms and 4 antonyms for estrange, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To make someone feel distant or unfriendly, especially so a family member or partner stops having contact.
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Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Comes from Old French estranger ("to treat as a stranger"), from Latin extraneus ("foreigner, stranger"), which is also the source of strange and stranger. Compare also Spanish extraño.
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