Estrange

  • 11estrange — ja adj. et n. étrange ; étonnante > « Uno enfant m a fach aquéu mau estrange ! » Th. Aubanel; étranger, ère d un autre pays > Son de causas que nos arriban de l estrange : ce sont des choses qui nous viennent de l étranger. Es anat pron… …

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  • 12estrange — transitive verb (estranged; estranging) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estrangir, estranger, from Medieval Latin extraneare, from Latin extraneus strange more at strange Date: 15th century 1. to remove from customary environment or… …

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  • 13estrange — estrangement, n. estranger, n. /i straynj /, v.t., estranged, estranging. 1. to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends. 2. to remove to or keep at a… …

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  • 14estrange — v. (D; tr.) to estrange from (estranged from his wife) * * * [ɪ streɪndʒ] (D; tr.) to estrange from (estranged from his wife) …

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  • 15estrange — es•trange [[t]ɪˈstreɪndʒ[/t]] v. t. tranged, trang•ing 1) to alienate the affections of; make unfriendly or hostile 2) to remove to or keep at a distance • Etymology: 1475–85; < MF, OF estranger < ML exstrāneāre es•trange′ment, n.… …

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  • 16estrange — verb Arafat was urged not to estrange the Bush White House Syn: alienate, antagonize, turn away, drive away, distance; sever, set at odds with; drive a wedge between (oneself and) …

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  • 17estrange — 1. verb /ɪˈstreɪndʒ,əˈstreɪndʒ/ a) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form ). b) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. Syn:… …

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  • 18estrange — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, aggravate, alien, alienate, antagonize, break up, cast off, cast out, come between, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, delete, depart, disaffect, disarticulate, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate,… …

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  • 19estrange — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. alienate, separate, withdraw; fall out, be unfriendly; disunite, part, wean; transfer. See disjunction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. alienate, disaffect, separate, come between; see alienate , divide 1 …

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  • 20estrange — see STRANGE …

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