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( eɪ liəneɪt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense alienates , present participle alienating , past tense , past participle alienated 1. verb If you alienate someone, you make them become unfriendly or unsympathetic towards you.
The government cannot afford to alienate either group. [ VERB noun]
Synonyms: antagonize, anger, annoy, offend More Synonyms of alienate
2. verb To alienate a person from someone or something that they are normally linked with means to cause them to be emotionally or intellectually separated from them.
His second wife, Alice, was determined to alienate him from his two boys. [ VERB noun + from ]
alienated graded adjective [ usually verb-link ADJECTIVE , oft ADJ from n] He felt alienated from his peers.
alienation ( eɪ liəneɪ ʃə n) uncountable noun [ oft N of/from n] ...the alienation of many from the political process.
Her sense of alienation from the world disappeared.
Synonyms: transfer, conveyance, abalienation More Synonyms of alienate
Synonyms: estrangement, setting against , divorce, withdrawal More Synonyms of alienate
More Synonyms of alienate
alienate in British English ( ˈeɪljəˌneɪt , ˈeɪlɪə-)
verb ( transitive) 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 to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc) to another person
Derived forms
alienator ( ˈalienˌator) noun
alienate in American English ( ˈeɪljənˌeɪt ; ˈeɪliənˌeɪt)
verb transitive Word forms: ˈalienˌated or ˈalienˌating 1. to transfer the ownership of (property) to another
2. to make unfriendly; estrange
his behavior alienated his friends
3. to cause to be withdrawn or detached, as from one's society
4. to cause a transference of (affection)
Derived forms
alienator ( ˈalienˌator) noun
Word origin
< L
alienatus , pp. of
alienare <
alius , other: see else
Examples of 'alienate' in a sentence alienate
On the other hand, if he failed to do so he would undoubtedly alienate Jane, and she was a powerful woman. Sorry, Larry, it's very clever,' Carol said, not wanting to alienate her British back-up. He's been a good customer for a long time, and I have no wish to alienate him. Chinese translation of 'alienate' vt [person] 使疏远(遠) (shǐ shūyuǎn) to alienate sb from sb/sth 使某人疏远(遠)某人/某物 (shǐ mǒurén shūyuǎn mǒurén/mǒuwù)
alibi alien alien (to) alienate alight align alike
Definition
to cause a friend to become unfriendly or hostile
The government cannot afford to alienate either group.
Synonyms
hassle (informal)
repel
estrange
piss off (taboo , slang)
lose the affection of
disaffect
hack off (informal)
Definition
to transfer the ownership of property to another person
phrasal verb See alienate someone from something
Additional synonyms Definition
to make (someone) angry
The decision to allow more construction angered the residents.
Synonyms
enrage ,
provoke ,
outrage ,
annoy ,
offend ,
excite ,
irritate ,
infuriate ,
hassle (informal) ,
aggravate (informal) ,
incense ,
fret ,
gall ,
madden ,
exasperate ,
nettle ,
vex ,
affront ,
displease ,
rile ,
pique ,
get on someone's nerves (informal) ,
antagonize ,
get someone's back up ,
piss someone off (taboo , slang) ,
put someone's back up ,
nark (British , Australian , New Zealand , slang) ,
make someone's blood boil ,
get in someone's hair (informal) ,
get someone's dander up (informal)
Definition
to irritate or displease
Try making a note of the things that annoy you.
Synonyms
irritate ,
trouble ,
bore ,
anger ,
harry ,
bother ,
disturb ,
provoke ,
get (informal) ,
bug (informal) ,
needle (informal) ,
plague ,
tease ,
harass ,
hassle (informal) ,
aggravate (informal) ,
badger ,
gall ,
madden ,
ruffle ,
exasperate ,
nettle ,
molest ,
pester ,
vex ,
displease ,
irk ,
bedevil ,
rile ,
peeve ,
get under your skin (informal) ,
get on your nerves (informal) ,
nark (British , Australian , New Zealand , slang) ,
get up your nose (informal) ,
give someone grief (British , South Africa) ,
make your blood boil ,
piss you off (taboo , slang) ,
rub someone up the wrong way (informal) ,
get your goat (slang) ,
get in your hair (informal) ,
get on your wick (British , slang) ,
get your dander up (informal) ,
get your back up ,
incommode (formal) ,
put your back up ,
hack you off (informal) ,
be on your back (slang)
Conveying a property from one owner to another calls for meticulous attention to detail.
Synonyms
transfer ,
grant ,
deliver ,
lease ,
demise ,
devolve ,
cede ,
bequeath ,
will