alienate

Definition of Alienate in English :

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Verb

1. alien, alienate, disaffect, estrange

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

Example Sentences:
'She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious'

2. alien, alienate

transfer property or ownership

Example Sentences:
'The will aliened the property to the heirs'

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3. alienate

make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated

Example Sentences:
'the boring work alienated his employees'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Alienate

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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

Alienate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈalienˌated or ˈalienˌating

1.

to transfer the ownership of (property) to another

2.

to make unfriendly; estrange

his behavior alienated his friends

3.

to cause to be withdrawn or detached, as from one's society

4.

to cause a transference of (affection)

Alienate

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tr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates

1. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions.

2. To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.

3. To cause to be transferred; turn away: "He succeeded ... in alienating the affections of my only ward" (Oscar Wilde).

4. Law To transfer (property or a right) to the ownership of another, especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance.

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