estrange
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Definition of estrange
1 : to arouse especially mutual enmity or indifference in (someone) where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness : alienate John's excesses gradually estranged him from his mother …— Philip Norman She became estranged from her family.
2 : to remove from customary environment or associations The first words spoken were not those of one becoming estranged from this world, and already permitted to stray at times into realms foreign to the living.— Charlotte Brontë
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Synonyms
alienate, disaffect, disgruntle, sour
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The two had been in a serious relationship for more than two years but were recently estranged. — Jenny Vrentas, SI.com, "Everything We Know About the Allegations Against LeSean McCoy," 12 July 2018 Their parents were estranged and they were largely raised by their grandparents. — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, "In 1984 she went missing. Could the skeletal remains found in a D.C. apartment crawl space in April belong to this mother?," 21 June 2018 Ed Harris plays Ben Ryder, a renowned photographer who’s dying; Jason Sudeikis is Matt, Ben’s son, long estranged from his father and struggling to keep his music industry job in New York. — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, "Comic Performers Play It Dark in Netflix Movies," 20 Apr. 2018 The mysterious case has sent U.S.-Cuba relations plummeting from what had been a high point when the two countries, estranged for a half century, restored full diplomatic ties under President Barack Obama in 2015. — Greg Norman, Fox News, "Canada pulls diplomats’ families from Cuba over mysterious illness," 17 Apr. 2018 The episode is just the latest in a series that have left Poland, a nation of 38 million that sits strategically at NATO’s eastern frontier, estranged from its Western partners. — Griff Witte, Washington Post, "Poland reckons with unintended consequences as Holocaust bill kicks up a storm," 3 Feb. 2018 Another friend of decades estranges himself in words that pollute thirty years. — David Kirby, New York Times, "Donald Hall, a Poet Laureate of the Rural Life, Is Dead at 89," 24 June 2018 He and his wife, Justine, are estranged from his parents and sister Hannah for reasons that are complicated and, truth to tell, nobody’s business but theirs. — Dale Robertson Staff Writer, San Antonio Express-News, "A dose of perspective on Patrick Reed’s style of play and persona," 11 June 2018 The Clewells, who met through another Legion post, are estranged, according to the newspaper. — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, "'Foundation of lies.' American Legion leader accuses husband of faking Vietnam service," 18 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'estrange.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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estrange
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English Language Learners Definition of estrange
: to cause someone to be no longer friendly or close to another person or group
: to cause someone to be no longer involved or connected with something
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