bestrange

English

Etymology

From be- +‎ strange.

Verb

bestrange (third-person singular simple present bestranges, present participle bestranging, simple past and past participle bestranged)

1. (transitive) To make strange, foreign, or alien; alienate; estrange.
   • 2004, Tony Bennett, Formalism and Marxism - Page 51:

     His account of the means whereby Tolstoy 'bestranges' the romantic idealization of war affords a useful illustration.

Derived terms

• bestranged
• bestrangement
• bestranging