alienate

al·ien·ate  (ly-nt, l--)

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. See Synonyms at estrange.

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 To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.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.

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[Latin alinre, alint-, from Latin alinus, alien; see alien.]

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alien·ator n.

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alienate

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to cause a friend to become unfriendly or hostile

2. Law to transfer the ownership of property to another person

alienation n

Thesaurus

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" disaffect, estrange, alien 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" alien 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	alienate - make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

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alienate

verb antagonize, anger, annoy, offend, irritate, hassle (informal) gall, repel, estrange, lose the affection of, disaffect, hack off (informal)

Translations

alienate [ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] vt → enajenar, alejar

alienate [ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] alien vt → aliéner; [subj: person] → s'aliéner

alienate [ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] alien vt → entfremden;

(antagonize) → befremden

alienate [ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] vt → alienare