- to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends.
- to remove to or keep at a distance: The necessity for traveling on business has estranged him from his family.
- to divert from the original use or possessor.
- to separate and live apart from (one's spouse)
- to antagonize or lose the affection of (someone previously friendly); alienate