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alienate

alie·nate

UK/ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/ US/ˈeɪljʌˌneɪt/ uncommon archaic obsolete

verb

1.

arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

  • “She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious”
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2.

transfer property or ownership

  • “The will aliened the property to the heirs”
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Origin

From Middle English alienat(e) (“deranged; uncertain; sequestred, secluded”), from Latin aliēnātus, perfect passive participle of aliēnō (“to estrange, alienate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from aliēnus. By surface analysis, alien + -ate. See alien, and compare aliene.

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