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estrange (v.)

late 15c., from Middle French estrangier "to alienate," from Vulgar Latin *extraneare "to treat as a stranger," from Latin extraneus "foreign, from without" (see strange). Related: Estranged.

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Definitions of estrange from WordNet

estrange (v.)
remove from customary environment or associations;
years of boarding school estranged the child from her home
estrange (v.)
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness;
Synonyms: alienate / disaffect
From wordnet.princeton.edu