Definition of ESTRANGE

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 word
estrange 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