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Webster 1913 Edition
Estrange
Es-trange′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Estranged
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Estranging
.] [OF.
estrangier
to remove, F. étranger
, L. extraneare
to treat as a stranger, from extraneus
strange. See Strange
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Estrange
ESTRANGE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To keep at a distance; to withdraw; to cease to frequent and be familiar with.Had we estranged ourselves form them in things indifferent.
I thus estrange my person from her bed.
2.
To alienate; to divert from its original use or possessor; to apply to a purpose foreign from its original or customary one.They have estranged this place, and burnt incense in it to other gods. Jer.19.
3.
To alienate, as the affections; to turn from kindness to indifference or malevolence.I do not know, to this hour, what it is that has estranged him from me.
4.
To withdraw; to withhold.We must estrange our belief from what is not clearly evidenced.