estrange

/ɛstrˈeɪndʒ/

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Verb
remove from customary environment or associations; "years of boarding school estranged the child from her home"
Verb
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"

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