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estrange

verb

  1. marital difficulties
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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.

  1. 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?

  2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.