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DRIFT APART

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lose personal contact over time

Example:

The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married

Synonyms:

drift apart; drift away

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "drift apart" is one way to...):

alienate; disaffect; estrange (arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness)

Sentence frame:

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