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estrange

[ih-streynj] / ɪˈstreɪndʒ /
VERB
destroy the affections of
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alienate divorce
STRONG
alien antagonize disaffect disunify disunite divert divide leave part separate sever split sunder wean withdraw withhold
WEAK
break up drive apart make hostile push away put on the outs set at odds turn off
Antonyms
STRONG
agree combine come connect hold join keep maintain stay unite
WEAK
engage marry

Example Sentences

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Novey transports us toward two reckonings: what exactly happened to estrange the women and, later, how Leah will respond to Jean’s legacy of sculptures.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

García's film is about fathers and sons, and it certainly tackles the thorniness that can estrange children and their parents.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2022

I would be extremely surprised if your weird in-laws decide to permanently estrange themselves from your granddaughter over this, but odder things have happened.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2019

In his color work, he sometimes accepted ambient blurs of motion to emphasize, and estrange, the stillness of a certain subject amid a street’s commotion.

From The New Yorker • May 6, 2019

But I believe you are seeking to estrange yourself from us.

From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.