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alienate [ˈeɪljəˌneɪt ˈeɪlɪə-] vb (tr)
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) Law to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc.) to another person alienator n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
alienate Translations alienate [ˈeɪliəneɪt] vt [issue, problem] → écarter; [person] → s'aliéner She has alienated all her friends → Elle s'est aliéné tous ses amis. to alienate sb from sb/sth → aliéner qn de qn/qch to alienate o.s. → s'aliéner to alienate o.s. from sb/sth → s'aliéner de qn/qch alienate vt people → befremden; affections → zerstören, sich (dat) → verscherzen; public opinion → gegen sich aufbringen; to alienate oneself from somebody/something → sich jdm/einer Sache entfremden; Brecht set out to alienate his audience → Brecht wollte, dass sich die Zuschauer distanzieren (Jur) property, money → übertragen alienate [ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] vt → alienare her behaviour has alienated her friends → il suo comportamento ha fatto allontanare gli amici How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Hanson alienates the patient's mother, who thereupon makes
decisions regarding her daughter's care that could possibly add
further injury. What if the Republicans find that attacking us alienates swing
voters? If their support
for true marriage alienates them from their white liberal friends, so be
it. |
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