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• Alienate — Al ien*ate ([=a]l yen*[asl]t), a. [L. alienatus, p. p. of alienare, fr. alienus. See {Alien}, and cf. {Aliene}.] Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; with from. [1913 Webster] O alienate from God. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• alienate — v. (D; tr.) to alienate from (she was alienated from her family) * * * [ eɪlɪəneɪt] (D; tr.) to alienate from (she was alienated from her family) …   Combinatory dictionary

• alienate — 1. adjective /ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/ Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; with from. O alienate from God. . Paradise Lost line 4643. 2. verb /ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/ a) To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily… …   Wiktionary

• alienate — alien·ate / ā lē ə ˌnāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing [Latin alienare, from alienus not one s own]: to give away or sell (property or a property right) to another will not sell, transfer, assign, hypothecate or otherwise alienate any of his voting shares… …   Law dictionary

• alienate someone's affections US Law — induce someone to transfer their affection from a person with legal rights or claims on them. → alienate …   English new terms dictionary

• Alienate — Al ien*ate ( [=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alienated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alienating}.] 1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of. [1913 Webster] 2. To withdraw, as the affections; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• alienate — (v.) 1540s, make estranged (in feelings or affections), from L. alienatus, pp. of alienare to make another s, estrange, from alienus of or belonging to another person or place, from alius (an)other (see ALIAS (Cf. alias) (adv.)). Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

• alienate — ► VERB 1) cause to feel isolated. 2) lose the support or sympathy of. DERIVATIVES alienation noun. ORIGIN Latin alienare estrange , from alius other …   English terms dictionary

• alienate — [āl′yən āt΄, āl′ē ənāt΄] vt. alienated, alienating [< L alienatus, pp. of alienare < alius, other: see ELSE] 1. to transfer the ownership of (property) to another 2. to make unfriendly; estrange [his behavior alienated his friends] 3. to… …   English World dictionary

• alienate — [[t]e͟ɪliəneɪt[/t]] alienates, alienating, alienated 1) VERB If you alienate someone, you make them become unfriendly or unsympathetic towards you. [V n] The government cannot afford to alienate either group. 2) VERB To alienate a person from… …   English dictionary

• alienate — a|li|en|ate [ˈeıliəneıt] v [T] 1.) to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you ▪ The latest tax proposals will alienate many voters. 2.) to make it difficult for someone to belong to a particular group or to feel… …   Dictionary of contemporary English