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Word: Estrange
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century: from Old French estranger, from Latin extraneare ‘treat as a stranger’, from extraneus ‘not belonging to the family’, used as a noun to mean ‘stranger’. Compare with strange
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪˈstreɪn(d)ʒ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛˈstreɪn(d)ʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cause (someone) to be no longer on friendly terms with someone
Short Definition:cause someone to be no longer on friendly terms with someone
Examples:- he became estranged from his father
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