Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/
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ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt
Adjective
Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign
Usage- Archaic
- not-comparable
- followed by "from"
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O alienate from God.
Noun
A stranger; an alien.
Usage- Obsolete
Verb
To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
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The errors which […] alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart.
The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present.
More examples (2)
The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920–26 and 1935–9. Their chief importance, and that of the whole left wing of the Labour movement, was the part they played in alienating the middle classes from Socialism.
In April and early May, the NUR and ASLEF threatened a three-day strike. Opinion on this was divided, both within the unions and among the public. Commentators saw the strike as likely to alienate the public and unlikely to win significant changes in terms of closures and job losses.
To cause one to feel unable to relate.
Verb
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
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She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
transfer property or ownership
- Synonyms
- Broader terms
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The will aliened the property to the heirs
make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
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the boring work alienated his employees