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al·ien·ate
(āl′yə-nāt′, ā′lē-ə-)tr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates
1. To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions.
2. To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.
3. To cause to be transferred; turn away: "He succeeded ... in alienating the affections of my only ward" (Oscar Wilde).
4. Law To transfer (property or a right) to the ownership of another, especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance.
[Latin aliēnāre, aliēnāt-, from Latin aliēnus, alien; see alien.]
al′ien·a′tor n.
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alienate
(ˈeɪljəˌneɪt; ˈeɪlɪə-)vb (tr)
1. to cause (a friend, sympathizer, etc) to become indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile; estrange
2. to turn away; divert: to alienate the affections of a person.
3. (Law) law to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc) to another person
ˈalienˌator n
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al•ien•ate
(ˈeɪl yəˌneɪt, ˈeɪ li ə-)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
1. to turn away the affection of; make indifferent or hostile: He has alienated most of his friends.
2. to transfer or divert: to alienate funds from their intended purpose.
3. Law. to convey (title, property, etc.) to another: to alienate lands.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin aliēnātus, past participle of aliēnāre, derivative of aliēnus alien]
al′ien•a`tor, n.
syn: See estrange.
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alienate
Past participle: alienated
Gerund: alienating
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| Verb | 1. |  alienate - arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" drift apart, drift away - lose personal contact over time; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married" wean - detach the affections of |
| 2. |  alienate - transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs"transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" | |
| 3. | alienate - make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees" |
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alienate
verb antagonize, anger, annoy, offend, irritate, hassle (informal), gall, repel, estrange, piss off (taboo slang), lose the affection of, disaffect The government cannot afford to alienate either group.
alienate someone from something estrange, separate, divide, divorce, divert, break off, set against, disunite, part, drive apart, make hostile, disaffect, set at odds, make unfriendly His ex-wife was determined to alienate him from his two boys.
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alienate
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يُنَفِّر، يُغَرِّب، يَوجِد القَطِيعَه
odcizit se
fremmedgøre
elidegenít
gera fráhverfan
odcudziť sa
kendinden soğutmak
alienate
[ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] VT1. (= offend) [+ person] → ofender; [+ sb's sympathies] → perder, enajenar (frm)
to alienate o.s. from sb → alejarse or apartarse de algn
to alienate o.s. from sb → alejarse or apartarse de algn
3. (Jur) → enajenar
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alienate
[ˈeɪliəneɪt] vt [issue, problem] → écarter; [person] → s'aliénerShe has alienated all her friends → Elle s'est aliéné tous ses amis.
to alienate sb from sb/sth → aliéner qn de qn/qch
to alienate o.s. → s'aliéner
to alienate o.s. from sb/sth → s'aliéner de qn/qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
alienate
vt
people → befremden; affections → zerstören, sich (dat) → verscherzen; public opinion → gegen sich aufbringen; to alienate oneself from somebody/something → sich jdm/einer Sache entfremden; Brecht set out to alienate his audience → Brecht wollte, dass sich die Zuschauer distanzieren
(Jur) property, money → übertragen
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alienate
[ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] vt → alienareher behaviour has alienated her friends → il suo comportamento ha fatto allontanare gli amici
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
alien
(ˈeiliən) adjective foreign. alien customs.
noun1. a foreigner. Aliens are not welcome there.
2. a creature from another planet. aliens from outer space; He claims that he was abducted by aliens.
ˈalienate (-neit) verb to make someone feel unfriendly to one. He alienated his wife by his cruelty to her.
ˌalieˈnation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.