Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb estrange

2 senses of estrange

Sense 1
estrange -- (remove from customary environment or associations; "years of boarding school estranged the child from her home")
       => take out, move out, remove -- (cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom")

Sense 2
estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect -- (arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")