estrange
pronunciation
How to pronounce estrange in British English:
UK [ɪs'treɪndʒ]
How to pronounce estrange in American English:
US [ɪˈstrendʒ]
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- Verb:
- remove from customary environment or associations
- arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
Word Origin
- estrange
- estrange: see strange
- estrange (v.)
- late 15c., from Middle French estrangier "to alienate," from Vulgar Latin *extraneare "to treat as a stranger," from Latin extraneus "foreign, from without" (see strange). Related: Estranged.
Example
- 1. The demonization of china will estrange the chinese from the west and place distance between .
- 2. Might pushing reform too far estrange america 's allies and damage its interests ?
- 3. As is known to us all that our contemporary lives and the society in current are undergoing profound changes with the promoting development of science and technology . However , have we realized the estrange and departure of our culture against the background on which the positive achievements have been brought by science and technology .