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alienate, disaffect, separate, come between; see alienate, divide 1.

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To make distant, hostile, or unsympathetic:

alienate, disaffect, disunite. Idiom: set at odds. See love

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estrange alienate disaffect

These verbs refer to disruption of a bond of love, friendship, or loyalty. Estrange and alienate are often used with reference to two persons whose harmonious relationship has been replaced by hostility or indifference: Political disagreements led to quarrels that finally estranged the two friends. His persistent antagonism alienated his wife.
Disaffect usually implies discontent, ill will, and disloyalty within the membership of a group: Colonists were disaffected by the royal governor's actions.

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