As a letter s
is the letter s with a.
As a verb estrange is
to cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate to cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
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Translingual
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Letter
The nineteenth letter of the .
Symbol
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mul-symbol)
voiceless alveolar fricative
Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
See also
(
Latn-script)
*
* (esh)
* (dze)
*
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Symbols for SI units
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estrange
English
Verb
(estrang)
To cause to feel less close or friendly; alienate. To cease contact with (particularly of a family member or spouse, especially in form estranged).
To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
Usage notes
Largely synonymous with alienate, estrange'' is primarily used to mean “cut off relations”, particularly in a family setting, while ''alienate'' is rather used to refer to driving off (“he ''alienated'' her with his atrocious behavior”) or to offend a group (“the imprudent remarks ''alienated the urban demographic”).
When speaking of parents being estranged from a child of theirs, disown is frequently used instead, and has a stronger connotation.
Synonyms
* (cause to feel less close) alienate, antagonize, disaffect, isolate
* (remove from an accustomed context) wean
Derived terms
* estrangement
* estranger
Related terms
* (l)
* (l)
Coordinate terms
* (l)
Anagrams
*
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