| 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. |
al·ien·ate (āl'yə-nāt', ā'lē-ə-) tr.v. al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing, al·ien·ates
[Latin aliēnāre, aliēnāt-, from Latin aliēnus, alien; see alien.] al'ien·a'tor n. |