estrange
verb
- marital difficulties
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ / /əˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
verb
Etymology: From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger). Also see Spanish extraño.
- To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
“And thou thyself, Jaacob Yitzchak, dost thou mind how thou meantest to follow me and estrangedst thyself from me the more?”
- To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.