| Main Entry: | wean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detach |
Synonyms: |
discourage, halt, remove, unaccustom |
| Notes: | the etymological notion of wean is 'becoming accustomed' and we use it as a verb meaning 'to cause to give up something'; the verb ween means 'to think, suppose, or imagine something' |
| Main Entry: | alienate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause unfriendliness, hostility |
Synonyms: |
break off, come between, disaffect, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, make indifferent, part, separate, set against, turn away, turn off, wean, withdraw the affections of |
Antonyms: |
be friendly, disarm |
| Main Entry: | disaffect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lose affection for, estrange |
Synonyms: |
agitate, alienate, antagonize, discompose, disquiet, disturb, disunify, disunite, divide, repel, upset, wean |
Antonyms: |
content, make happy, please |
| Main Entry: | estrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy the affections of |
Synonyms: |
alien, alienate, antagonize, break up, disaffect, disunify, disunite, divert, divide, divorce, drive apart, leave, make hostile, part, put on the outs, separate, set at odds, sever, split, sunder, turn off, wean, withdraw, withhold |
Antonyms: |
engage, marry, unite |
| Main Entry: | raise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nurture, care for |
Synonyms: |
breed, bring up, cultivate, develop, drag up, fetch up, foster, group, grow, nourish, nurse, plant, produce, propagate, provide, rear, sow, suckle, support, train, wean |
| Notes: | to raise is 'to bring something up'; to rise is 'to get up' one rears children and raises crops |
Antonyms: |
abandon, ignore, neglect, repress, suppress |