estrange
verb (used with object)
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of.
has estranged
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present perfectof estrange (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Pride’s sisters and her father testified for the prosecution, and the whole megillah has estranged Pride and Warren from the rest of their family.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2015
This attachment has estranged them from their uncomprehending mother who, despite taking swift action to protect her daughters, seems to be resented as much by them as by her former in-laws.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2010
In an effort to woo support from the middle class that Nasser has estranged, a handful of businessmen and bankers were encouraged by judicious sabotage of their rivals.
From Time Magazine Archive
And Martin, the America editor, contends that he gets "dozens" of calls yearly from parents saying the group has estranged or brainwashed their numerary children.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just behind you is a woman who has estranged her husband from his family and has found his heart closed to her in the hour of her greatest need.
From Master of the Vineyard by Myrtle Reed
