Estrange (Verb)
Meaning 1
Remove from customary environment or associations; "years of boarding school estranged the child from her home".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- Her incarceration for many years estranged her from her family and friends who struggled to reconnect upon her release.
- The celebrity's hectic touring schedule estranged him from the simple life he once knew in his hometown.
- The deployment overseas for extended periods estranged the soldier from the comforts and familiarity of his childhood home.
- The actress's newfound fame estranged her from the friends she grew up with, who felt she had changed.
- Prolonged hospitalization estranged the patient from his life, relationships, and social networks outside the medical facility.
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Meaning 2
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.