# estrange

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #78,578

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

## Etymology
From Old French estranger (“to treat as a stranger”), from Latin extraneus (“foreigner, stranger”) (from which also strange, stranger). Also see Spanish extraño.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/estrange