estrange

es·trange

E0222800 (ĭ-strānj′)tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate: The months of bickering estranged her from her family.2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations: art that is estranged from its historical context.

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[Middle English estraungen, from Old French estrangier, from Latin extrāneāre, to treat as a stranger, disown, from extrāneus, foreign; see strange.]

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es·trange′ment n.es·trang′er n.

estrange

(ɪˈstreɪndʒ) vb (tr) 1. (often foll by: from) to separate and live apart from (one's spouse): he is estranged from his wife. 2. (often foll by: from) to antagonize or lose the affection of (someone previously friendly); alienate[C15: from Old French estranger, from Late Latin extrāneāre to treat as a stranger, from Latin extrāneus foreign; see strange] esˈtrangement n

es•trange

(ɪˈstreɪndʒ)

v.t. -tranged, -trang•ing. 1. to alienate the affections of; make unfriendly or hostile. 2. to remove to or keep at a distance. [1475–85; < Middle French, Old French estranger < Medieval Latin exstrāneāre] es•trange′ment, n. es•trang′er, n. syn: estrange, alienate, disaffect share the sense of turning away from a state of affection, comradeship, or allegiance. estrange refers to the replacement of affection by apathy or hostility; it often involves physical separation: lovers estranged by a misunderstanding. alienate often emphasizes the cause of antagonism: His inconsiderate behavior alienated his friends. disaffect usu. refers to relationships involving allegiance or loyalty rather than love or affection: disaffected workers ready to strike.

estrange

Past participle: estranged
Gerund: estranging

Imperative
estrange
estrange

Present
I estrange
you estrange
he/she/it estranges
we estrange
you estrange
they estrange

Preterite
I estranged
you estranged
he/she/it estranged
we estranged
you estranged
they estranged

Present Continuous
I am estranging
you are estranging
he/she/it is estranging
we are estranging
you are estranging
they are estranging

Present Perfect
I have estranged
you have estranged
he/she/it has estranged
we have estranged
you have estranged
they have estranged

Past Continuous
I was estranging
you were estranging
he/she/it was estranging
we were estranging
you were estranging
they were estranging

Past Perfect
I had estranged
you had estranged
he/she/it had estranged
we had estranged
you had estranged
they had estranged

Future
I will estrange
you will estrange
he/she/it will estrange
we will estrange
you will estrange
they will estrange

Future Perfect
I will have estranged
you will have estranged
he/she/it will have estranged
we will have estranged
you will have estranged
they will have estranged

Future Continuous
I will be estranging
you will be estranging
he/she/it will be estranging
we will be estranging
you will be estranging
they will be estranging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been estranging
you have been estranging
he/she/it has been estranging
we have been estranging
you have been estranging
they have been estranging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been estranging
you will have been estranging
he/she/it will have been estranging
we will have been estranging
you will have been estranging
they will have been estranging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been estranging
you had been estranging
he/she/it had been estranging
we had been estranging
you had been estranging
they had been estranging

Conditional
I would estrange
you would estrange
he/she/it would estrange
we would estrange
you would estrange
they would estrange

Past Conditional
I would have estranged
you would have estranged
he/she/it would have estranged
we would have estranged
you would have estranged
they would have estranged

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	estrange - remove from customary environment or associations; "years of boarding school estranged the child from her home"move out, take out, remove - cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
	2.	estrange - arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"alienate, disaffect, alienalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"drift apart, drift away - lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married"wean - detach the affections of

estrange

verbTo make distant, hostile, or unsympathetic:alienate, disaffect, disunite.Idiom: set at odds.

Translations

alienareseparare [di coniugi]