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bestrange

verb

Etymology

From be- + strange.

  1. derived from extrāneus — “that which is on the outside”
  2. derived from estrange
  3. inherited from straunge
  4. prefixed as bestrange — “be + strange”

Definitions

  1. To make strange, foreign, or alien

    To make strange, foreign, or alien; alienate; estrange.

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

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