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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We must estrange our belief from everything which is
              not clearly and distinctly evidenced. --Glanvill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Had we . . . estranged ourselves from them in things
              indifferent.                          --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its
        former possessor; to alienate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They . . . have estranged this place, and have
              burned incense in it unto other gods. --Jer. xix. 4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To alienate the affections or confidence of; to turn from
        attachment to enmity or indifference.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              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.
        [1913 Webster]

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 ]

  estrange
       v 1: remove from customary environment or associations; "Her busy
            schedule removed her from her duties as a mother"
       2: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly
          been love, affection, or friendliness [syn: alienate, alien,
           disaffect]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  estrange
     Old French a.
     foreign; overseas
     Old French n.
     foreigner; non-native
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly;
  alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or
  spouse, especially in form (m en estranged)).
     2 (lb en transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of
  associations.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  estrange
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly;
  alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or
  spouse, especially in form (m en estranged)).
     2 (lb en transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of
  associations.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  estrange
     Old French a.
     foreign; overseas
     Old French n.
     foreigner; non-native
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly;
  alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or
  spouse, especially in form (m en estranged)).
     2 (lb en transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of
  associations.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  estrange
     Old French a.
     foreign; overseas
     Old French n.
     foreigner; non-native
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly;
  alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or
  spouse, especially in form (m en estranged)).
     2 (lb en transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of
  associations.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  estrange
     Englanti vb.
     vieraannuttaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  estrange
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg ålderdomligt språk=en) avlägsna
     2 göra främmande (för = from), stöta bort, dra bort, avvända
     3 (tagg reflexivt text=from språk=en) komma ifrån, bli främmande för,
  dra sig undan (någons umgänge)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Estrange /ɛstɹˈeɪndʒ/
  جاف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  estrange //əˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ// //ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ// 
  отчуждавам
  cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  estrange /ɛstɹˈeɪndʒ/ 
  vzdálit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  estrange /ɛstɹˈeɪndʒ/ 
  odloučit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  estrange /ɛstɹˈeɪndʒ/ 
  oddělit se

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  estrange /ɛstɹˈeɪndʒ/ 
  dieithrio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  estrange /ɛstɹˈeɪndʒ/ 
  estroneiddio 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  estrange /ɛstɹˈeɪndʒ/
  
  αποξενώνω, αλλοτριώνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  estrange //əˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ// //ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ// 
  vieraannuttaa 2.
  cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate
   3.
  remove from an accustomed place or set of associations

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  estrange /ɛstɹˈeɪndʒ/
  odstraniti, otuđiti, udaljiti

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  estrange /ɛstɹˈeɪndʒ/
  1. yabancılaştırmak, uzaklaştırmak
  2. gayesinden uzaklaştırmak
  3. aralarını açmak, soğutmak. estranged  ayrılmış, ayrı yaşayan. estrangement  yabancılaşma, yabancılaştırma, kayıtsızlık, bozuşma.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛˈstɹeɪndʒ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  72 Moby Thesaurus words for "estrange":
     abrupt, aggravate, alien, alienate, antagonize, break up, cast off,
     cast out, come between, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, delete,
     depart, disaffect, disarticulate, disconnect, disengage, disjoin,
     disjoint, dissociate, disunify, disunite, divide, divorce, eject,
     embitter, envenom, exacerbate, expel, fan the flame, heat up,
     infuriate, irritate, isolate, leave, light the fuse, madden,
     make trouble, part, pit against, provoke, pull away, pull back,
     pull out, segregate, separate, sequester, set against, set apart,
     set aside, set at odds, set at variance, set on, sever, shut off,
     sic on, sow dissension, split, stand aloof, stand apart,
     stand aside, step aside, stir up trouble, subtract, sunder,
     throw off, throw out, uncouple, unyoke, wean, withdraw
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 使疏远;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 使疏远,离间,使离开

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