alienate

  • 11alienate — UK [ˈeɪlɪəneɪt] / US [ˈeɪlɪəˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms alienate : present tense I/you/we/they alienate he/she/it alienates present participle alienating past tense alienated past participle alienated 1) to make someone dislike you, or… …

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  • 12alienate — alienator, n. /ayl yeuh nayt , ay lee euh /, v.t., alienated, alienating. 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… …

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  • 13alienate — v. (D; tr.) to alienate from (she was alienated from her family) * * * [ eɪlɪəneɪt] (D; tr.) to alienate from (she was alienated from her family) …

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  • 14alienate — a|li|en|ate [ˈeıliəneıt] v [T] 1.) to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you ▪ The latest tax proposals will alienate many voters. 2.) to make it difficult for someone to belong to a particular group or to feel… …

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  • 15alienate — al•ien•ate [[t]ˈeɪl yəˌneɪt, ˈeɪ li ə [/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing 1) to turn away the affection of; make indifferent or hostile: He has alienated most of his friends[/ex] 2) to transfer or divert: to alienate funds from their intended purpose[/ex]… …

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  • 16alienate — /ˈeɪliəneɪt / (say ayleeuhnayt) verb (t) (alienated, alienating) 1. to make indifferent or averse; estrange. 2. to turn away: to alienate the affections. 3. to cause to feel hostility or antipathy: a council decision that alienates the community …

  • 17alienate — 1. adjective /ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/ Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; with from. O alienate from God. . Paradise Lost line 4643. 2. verb /ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/ a) To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily… …

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  • 18alienate — See alien, alienist, alienate …

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  • 19alienate — verb Alienate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ally, ↑audience, ↑constituency, ↑fan, ↑supporter, ↑viewer …

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  • 20alienate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. estrange, make hostile; turn off (inf.). See discord. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. estrange, turn away, set against, disaffect, distance, withdraw the affections of, antagonize, make unfriendly, come… …

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