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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Estrange \Es*trange"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Estranged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Estranging.] [OF. estrangier to remove, F.
['e]tranger, L. extraneare to treat as a stranger, from
extraneus strange. See Strange.]
1. To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a
distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.
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We must estrange our belief from everything which is
not clearly and distinctly evidenced. --Glanvill.
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Had we . . . estranged ourselves from them in things
indifferent. --Hooker.
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2. To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its
former possessor; to alienate.
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They . . . have estranged this place, and have
burned incense in it unto other gods. --Jer. xix. 4.
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3. To alienate the affections or confidence of; to turn from
attachment to enmity or indifference.
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I do not know, to this hour, what it is that has
estranged him from me. --Pope.
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He . . . had pretended to be estranged from the
Whigs, and had promised to act as a spy upon them.
--Macaulay.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Estrange \Es*trange"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Estranged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Estranging.] [OF. estrangier to remove, F.
['e]tranger, L. extraneare to treat as a stranger, from
extraneus strange. See Strange.]
1. To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a
distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.
We must estrange our belief from everything which is
not clearly and distinctly evidenced. --Glanvill.
Had we . . . estranged ourselves from them in things
indifferent. --Hooker.
2. To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its
former possessor; to alienate.
They . . . have estranged this place, and have
burned incense in it unto other gods. --Jer. xix. 4.
3. To alienate the affections or confidence of; to turn from
attachment to enmity or indifference.
I do not know, to this hour, what it is that has
estranged him from me. --Pope.
He . . . had pretended to be estranged from the
Whigs, and had promised to act as a spy upon them.
--Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
estranging
adj : making one feel out of place or alienated; "the landscape
was estranging"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
estranging
a.
That estranges; alienating, disorienting.
vb.
(present participle of en estrange nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
estranging
a.
That estranges; alienating, disorienting.
vb.
(present participle of en estrange nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
estranging
a.
That estranges; alienating, disorienting.
vb.
(present participle of en estrange nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
estranging
a.
That estranges; alienating, disorienting.
vb.
(present participle of en estrange nocat=1)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Estranging /ˈɛstɹeɪndʒˌɪŋ/
المجافاة
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
estranging /ˈɛstɹeɪndʒˌɪŋ/
entfremdend
Synonym: alienating
see: estrange sb. from sb., alienate sb. from sb., estranged, alienated, estrange / alienate yourself from sth., She and her husband have grown apart.
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