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- Dictionaryal·ien·ate/ˈālēəˌnāt/
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to feel isolated or estranged: "an urban environment that would alienate its inhabitants" Similar Opposite
- 2. transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group: "they defended the Masai against attempts to alienate their land" Similar
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The meaning of ALIENATE is to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed. How to use alienate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Alienate.
ALIENATE definition: 1. to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you: 2. to make…. Learn more.
verb. to cause (a friend, sympathizer, etc) to become indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile; estrange. to turn away; divert. to alienate the affections of a person. law to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc) to another person.
Definitions of alienate. verb. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness. synonyms: alien, disaffect, estrange. see more. verb. make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated. “the boring work alienated his employees” see more. verb. transfer property or ownership. synonyms: alien.
ALIENATE meaning: 1. to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you: 2. to make…. Learn more.
To alienate a person from someone or something that they are normally linked with means to cause them to be emotionally or intellectually separated from them. His second wife, Alice, was determined to alienate him from his two boys.
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.
alienate somebody (from something/somebody) to make somebody feel that they do not belong in a particular group. Very talented children may feel alienated from the others in their class.
To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally. The numbing labor tended to alienate workers. American Heritage. To make unfriendly; estrange. His behavior alienated his friends. Webster's New World. To cause to be transferred; turn away. American Heritage. More Verb Definitions (5) Synonyms: enfeoff. unyoke.
Definition of alienate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
