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    alienate
    /ˈeɪlɪəneɪt/

    verb

    • 1. make (someone) feel isolated or estranged: "an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants" Similar estrangeturn awayset apartdrive apartOpposite unite
    • 2. transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group: "they defended the Masai against attempts to alienate their land" Similar transferconveypass onhand over

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishALIENATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of alienate, a verb that means to cause someone or a group to stop supporting or agreeing with you, or to make someone feel different and not part of a group. See how to use alienate in sentences and find related words and phrases.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › alienateAlienate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb alienate, which means to cause to be estranged, hostile, or indifferent. See examples of alienate in sentences and its etymology and history.

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    Alienate definition: to make indifferent or hostile. See examples of ALIENATE used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryALIENATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of alienate, a verb that means to cause someone or a group to stop supporting or agreeing with you, or to make someone feel different and isolated. See how to use alienate in sentences and find related words and phrases.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishALIENATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of alienate, a verb that means to make someone unfriendly or unsympathetic, or to transfer ownership of something. Find synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage examples of alienate in British and American English.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › alienateAlienate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you alienate people, you make them WISH you were an alien, or at least that they could send you to the moon. Definitions of alienate. verb. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. synonyms: alien, disaffect, estrange. see more.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › alienatealienate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb alienate, which means to make somebody less friendly or feel that they do not belong. See example sentences and synonyms for alienate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.