estrange
/ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
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).
Verb
estrange (third-person singular simple present estranges, present participle estranging, simple past and past participle estranged)
- To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
- And thou thyself, Jaacob Yitzchak, dost thou mind how thou meantest to follow me and estrangedst thyself from me the more?1945, Martin Buber, translated by Ludwig Lewisohn, For the Sake of Heaven, The Jewish Publication Society of America, page 229
- Synonyms:
- alienate, antagonize, disaffect, isolate
- To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
- Synonyms:
- wean
estrange meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
estrange in Tamil
- விலகிச் செல், மனத்தாபம் கொள், மனத்தாங்கல் ஏற்படுதல், அந்நியமாகி, உண்மையான உரிமை, உரிமையாளரிடமிருந்து கைமாறு
estrange in Bengali
- পর করে দেওয়া, বিচ্ছিন্ন করা, বন্ধুত্বের, সম্পর্কের বিচ্ছেদ ঘটানো
estrange in Malayalam
- അപ്രീതി ജനിപ്പിക്കുക, സ്നേഹമില്ലാതാക്കുക, ഭിന്നിപ്പിക്കുക, വേർപെടുത്തുക
estrange in Kannada
- ಅಗಲಿಸು, ದೂರಮಾಡು, ಕೆಳೆಗೆಡು
More languagesFewer languages
- estrange in Thai
- ทำให้บาดหมาง tam hâi bàat măang
Synonyms of estrange
Forms of estrange
| third-person singular present | estranges |
|---|---|
| present participle | estranging |
| past participle | estranged |
| past | estranged |
Origin of estrange
From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger). Also see Spanish extraño.
Words formed from estrange
Words that rhyme with estrange
- range
- exchange
- change
- strange
- interchange
- derange
- arrange
- grange
- shortchange
- chunk of change
- cryptoexchange
- mange
2 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about estrange
- What does estrange mean?
- Estrange means to cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
- What is estrange in Tamil?
- Estrange in Tamil is விலகிச் செல், மனத்தாபம் கொள், மனத்தாங்கல் ஏற்படுதல். See Estrange meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is estrange?
- Estrange is a verb.
- How do you pronounce estrange?
- Estrange is pronounced /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/.
- What is the past tense of estrange?
- The past tense of estrange is estranged.
Words near estrange in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: estrange (page history and authors); estrange (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Estrange (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); estrange (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); estrange (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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