Estrange — Defs

01 v. t. To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.

imp. & p. p. Estranged; p. pr. & vb. n. Estranging

1.
To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.
“We must estrange our belief from everything which is not clearly and distinctly evidenced.” — Glanvill.

“Had we . . . estranged ourselves from them in things indifferent.” — Hooker.
2.
To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its former possessor; to alienate.
“They . . . have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods.” — Jer. xix. 4.
3.
To alienate the affections or confidence of; to turn from attachment to enmity or indifference.
“I do not know, to this hour, what it is that has estranged him from me.” — Pope.

“He . . . had pretended to be estranged from the Whigs, and had promised to act as a spy upon them.” — Macaulay.