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Entfremden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alienate verb To make someone feel isolated, unwelcome, or estranged.
  • estrange verb To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
  • estrangement noun The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.

Senses

Entfremden is used for these senses in English:

  • alienate To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
  • alienate To cause one to feel unable to relate.
  • estrange (transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
  • estrangement The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.

alienate — full definition

  1. verb To make someone feel isolated, unwelcome, or estranged.
  2. verb (law) To transfer ownership of property to someone else.

estrange — full definition

  1. verb To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
  2. verb To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.

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