alienate (redirected from alienating affections)

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 To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.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

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	alienate - make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;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, piss off (taboo slang), lose the affection of, disaffect The government cannot afford to alienate either group.

alienate someone from something estrange, separate, divide, divorce, divert, break off, set against, disunite, part, drive apart, make hostile, disaffect, set at odds, make unfriendly His ex-wife was determined to alienate him from his two boys.

Translations

alienate [ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] VT

1. (= offend) [+ person] → ofender; [+ sb's sympathies] → perder, enajenar(frm)
to alienate o.s. from sb → alejarse or apartarse de algn

2. (Pol, Philos) → alienar, enajenar

3. (Jur) → enajenar

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