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- Dictionaryalienate/ˈeɪlɪəneɪt/
verb
- 1. make (someone) feel isolated or estranged: "an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants" Similar Opposite
- 2. transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group: "they defended the Masai against attempts to alienate their land" Similar
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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.
ALIENATE definition: 1. to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you: 2. to make…. Learn more.
ALIENATE meaning: 1. to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you: 2. to make…. Learn more.
verb. to cause (a friend, sympathizer, etc) to become indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile; estrange. to turn away; divert. to alienate the affections of a person. law to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc) to another person.
1. to turn away the affection of; make indifferent or hostile: He has alienated most of his friends. 2. to transfer or divert: to alienate funds from their intended purpose. 3. Law. to convey (title, property, etc.) to another: to alienate lands.
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. Synonym Discussion of Alienate.
feeling that you no longer support or agree with a person or group or their ideas: Perhaps he should work on attracting women voters who appear increasingly alienated by his policies. Fewer examples. They worry that this injustice will badly affect a group that already feels very alienated.
verb (transitive) 1. to cause (a friend, sympathizer, etc) to become indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile; estrange. 2. to turn away; divert. to alienate the affections of a person. 3. law. to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc) to another person. Collins English Dictionary.
verb. alienated, alienates, alienating. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange. Alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions. American Heritage. To transfer the ownership of (property) to another. Webster's New World. To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally.
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. More Conjugations of 'alienate'
