tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate: The months of bickering estranged her from her family. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations: art that is estranged from its historical context. [Middle English estraungen, from Old French estrangier, from Latin extrāneāre, to treat as a stranger, disown, from extrāneus, foreign; see STRANGE.] es·trangement n. es·tranger n. |
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