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alienate

[ ey-lee-uh-neyt, eyl-yuh- ]

verb (used with object)

alienated, alienating.
  1. to make indifferent or hostile:

    By refusing to get a job, he has alienated his entire family.

  2. to cause to be withdrawn or isolated from the objective world:

    Bullying alienates already shy students from their classmates.

  3. to turn away; transfer or divert:

    to alienate funds from their intended purpose.

  4. Law. to transfer or convey, as title, property, or other right, to another:

    to alienate lands.



alienate

/ 藞e瑟l瑟蓹-; 藞e瑟lj蓹藢ne瑟t /

verb

  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
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞补濒颈别苍藢补迟辞谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补濒路颈别苍路补路迟辞谤 noun
  • 苍辞苍路补濒路颈别苍路补迟路颈苍驳 adjective
  • 谤别路补濒路颈别苍路补迟别 verb (used with object) realienated realienating
  • 耻苍路补濒路颈别苍路补迟路颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of alienate1

First recorded in 1400鈥50; late Middle English, from Latin 补濒颈脓苍腻迟耻蝉 (past participle of 补濒颈脓苍腻谤别 鈥渢o transfer by sale, estrange鈥), equivalent to 补濒颈脓苍(耻蝉) 鈥渂elonging to another, another's, foreign, alien 鈥 + -腻迟耻蝉 -ate 1
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"This would just instil more fear and further alienate people, many of whom already feel isolated from the rest of the country."

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I can鈥檛 hire an attorney, nor do I want to alienate my sister or seem greedy.

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"Just Stop Oil's zealotry has probably set back their cause by alienating the law-abiding majority."

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I was full of hope for a fresh start but it was like reliving that lonely, alienating experience all over again.

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Putting plate readers in Cheviot Hills seems designed to further alienate wealthy communities from Blacks and Latinos, according to Guerra.

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