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Meaning of alienate

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

alienate

Pronunciation:/ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A stranger; an alien.

verb

Definitions

  1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

  2. To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.

adjective

Definitions

  1. (followed by "from") Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign