make+unfriendly

  • 51estrange — v. a. 1. Withdraw, withhold, keep away. 2. Divert, alienate, apply to a foreign purpose. 3. Disaffect, alienate, make unfriendly, make disaffected, destroy one s affections, turn away …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 52Disaffect — Dis af*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disaffected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disaffecting}.] 1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. [1913 Webster] They had attempted to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 53Disaffected — Disaffect Dis af*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disaffected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disaffecting}.] 1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. [1913 Webster] They had… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 54Disaffecting — Disaffect Dis af*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disaffected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disaffecting}.] 1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and unfriendliness. [1913 Webster] They had… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 55alienate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Date: circa 1509 1. to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed 2. to convey or transfer (as property or a right) usually by a specific …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 56estrange — estrangement, n. estranger, n. /i straynj /, v.t., estranged, estranging. 1. to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends. 2. to remove to or keep at a… …

    Universalium

  • 57alienate — alien·ate ā lē ə .nāt, āl yə vt, at·ed; at·ing to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent where attachment formerly existed …

    Medical dictionary

  • 58disaffect — v. a. Alienate, estrange, make unfriendly …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 59estrange — es•trange [[t]ɪˈstreɪndʒ[/t]] v. t. tranged, trang•ing 1) to alienate the affections of; make unfriendly or hostile 2) to remove to or keep at a distance • Etymology: 1475–85; < MF, OF estranger < ML exstrāneāre es•trange′ment, n.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 60alienate — [āl′yən āt΄, āl′ē ənāt΄] vt. alienated, alienating [< L alienatus, pp. of alienare < alius, other: see ELSE] 1. to transfer the ownership of (property) to another 2. to make unfriendly; estrange [his behavior alienated his friends] 3. to… …

    English World dictionary