estrange

Definition of estrange

Verbs

remove from customary environment or associations
"years of boarding school estranged the child from her home"
Type of:
move out, remove, take out
cause to leave
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
Synonyms:
alien, alienate, disaffect
Types:
drift apart, drift away
lose personal contact over time
wean
detach the affections of
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Vocabulary Lists for estrange

Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain" Chapter 1 »(262 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Frazier's "Cold...
  • ramrod
  • estrange
  • nib
  • shard
  • daguerreotype

Word Masters Feb »(25 words)
  • breach
  • impasse
  • cataclysm
  • chasten
  • pithy

Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 11-17 »(387 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charlotte Bronte's "Jane...
  • ensconce
  • sequester
  • undulate
  • moodiness
  • inure

Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 18-24 »(369 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charlotte Bronte's "Jane...
  • sequester
  • misconstrue
  • estrange
  • crumple
  • cynosure

Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 26-39 »(321 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "A Tale of...
  • reparable
  • attenuate
  • domesticate
  • estrange
  • condole

E-list »(277 words)
  • elicit
  • elan
  • ebb
  • extol
  • extricate

Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde »(242 words)
  • holograph
  • conveyancing
  • Juggernaut
  • lawyer
  • Damon and Pythias

Ukridge's Dog College »(69 words)
  • sentimental
  • sentiment
  • affective
  • effusive
  • demonstrative

gre3 »(32 words)
  • hedge
  • pariah
  • derisive
  • untrammeled
  • hedonistic

Words that contain estrange

estranged
 estrangement