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alienate
('/eI/l/j//@/,n/eI/t )

adjective (a)

  • Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; -- with from.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • A stranger; an alien.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious.
    Synonym:
    alien, disaffect, estrange
    source: wordnet30
  • transfer property or ownership(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    alien
    source: wordnet30
  • make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated(verb.emotion)
    Example:
    The boring work alienated his employees.
    source: wordnet30
  • To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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