estrange
English
/ɪˈstɹeɪndʒ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged (estranged)).
- (transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
Etymology
Derived from Old French estranger (treat as a stranger) derived from Latin extraneus (foreigner, stranger, that which is on the outside).
Origin
Latin
extraneus
Gloss
foreigner, stranger, that which is on the outside
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- estrangement English
- estranger English
- estrangest English
- estrangeth English
- extraneus Latin
- extraneāre Latin
- extrā Latin
- extrañamente Spanish, Castilian
- extraño Spanish, Castilian
- estrange Old French
- estranger Old French
- estraño Old Portuguese
- estranno Old Spanish
- estraunge xno
- stranieru Corsican