alienate
Use Alienate in a sentence
yəˌneɪt, ˈeɪ verb (used with object), al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing.
1.
to make indifferent or hostile: He has alienated his entire family.
2.
to turn away; transfer or divert: to alienate funds from their intended purpose.
3.
Law. to transfer or convey, as title, property, or other right, to another: to alienate lands.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin aliēnātus (past participle of aliēnāre), equivalent to aliēn(us) alien + -ātus -ate1
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin aliēnātus (past participle of aliēnāre), equivalent to aliēn(us) alien + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
al·ien·a·tor, noun
non·al·ien·at·ing, adjective
re·al·ien·ate, verb (used with object), re·al·ien·at·ed, re·al·ien·at·ing.
un·al·ien·at·ed, adjective
un·al·ien·at·ing, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 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 to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc) to another person |
| 'alienator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
alienate
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).
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Example sentences
Investors fear the move will alienate advertisers and regulators.
Demonize one sector or another and you'll alienate the people whose behavior needs to change.
Someone stop me before I alienate anyone else who could be on our side.
Others say they fear that too much disruption would alienate the public that they are trying to sway.
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