estrange
Meanings
Verb
- remove from customary environment or associations
- "years of boarding school estranged the child from her home"
- arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
- To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
- To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger). Also see Spanish extraño.
Scrabble Score: 9
estrange is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordestrange is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
estrange is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
estrange is a valid Words With Friends word