Definitions for alienate

Definitions for (verb) alienate

Main entry: estrange, alien, alienate, disaffect

Definition: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

Usage: She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious


Main entry: alienate

Definition: make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated

Usage: the boring work alienated his employees


Main entry: alien, alienate

Definition: transfer property or ownership

Usage: The will aliened the property to the heirs


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