alienated
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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
She also sees her estranged father, who alienated himself from his family with his violent temper.
When people see each other only in silhouette, he said, they feel alienated.
Some people will be alienated by who you really are, while others will find you appealing.
The less connected people are, the more ignorant of and alienated from politics they are likely to be.
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