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estrange
What does estrange mean?
estrange (verb): to cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use estrange in a sentence?
- Years of boarding school estranged the child from her home. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce estrange?
/ɛˈstɹeɪndʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does estrange come from?
From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to estrange
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “estrange” mean?
to detest, hate, or revile (someone or something)
Not quite: that's what loathe means.
to change direction or course suddenly; to swerve
Not quite: that's what veer means.
to cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate
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to work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate
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