Estrange
(verb)
- Cause (someone) to be no longer close to or affectionate towards someone.
- Remove (someone) from a familiar or usual environment.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french estranger, from latin extraneare "make strange", from extraneus "stranger".
Examples:
- His behavior had estranged him from his family.
- She felt estranged from her own culture after living abroad for so long.
- The war had estranged the two neighboring countries.
- His actions have estranged him from his friends.
- The decision to move away estranged them from their community.