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   alienate

   /ˈeɪlɪəneɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel isolated or estranged: "an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants" Similar estrangeturn awayset apartdrive apartisolatedetachdistanceput at a distanceset againstpartseparatecut offseverdividedivorcedisuniteset at variance/oddsmake hostile todrive a wedge betweensow dissensionOpposite unite
   • ▪ make (someone) become unsympathetic or hostile: "the association does not wish to alienate its members"
   • 2. transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group: "they defended the Masai against attempts to alienate their land" Similar transferconveypass onhand overdevolve

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin alienat- ‘estranged’, from the verb alienare, from alienus ‘of another’ (see alien).

   Derivatives

   • 1. alienator noun

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   ALIENATE definition: 1. to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you: 2. to make…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ALIENATE is to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed. How to use alienate in a sentence.

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   Alienate definition: to make indifferent or hostile. See examples of ALIENATE used in a sentence.

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   When you alienate people, you make them WISH you were an alien, or at least that they could send you to the moon. Definitions of alienate. verb. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. synonyms: alien, disaffect, estrange. see more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › alienateALIENATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To alienate a person from someone or something that they are normally linked with means to cause them to be emotionally or intellectually separated from them.

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   ALIENATE meaning: 1. to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you: 2. to make…. Learn more.

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   Definition of alienate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.