alienate
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al·ien·ate
(āl'yə-nāt', ā'lē-ə-) 
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
- To cause to become unfriendly or hostile; estrange: alienate a friend; alienate potential supporters by taking extreme positions. See synonyms at estrange.
- To cause to become withdrawn or unresponsive; isolate or dissociate emotionally: The numbing labor tended to alienate workers.
- To cause to be transferred; turn away: "He succeeded . . . in alienating the affections of my only ward" (Oscar Wilde).
- Law. To transfer (property or a right) to the ownership of another, especially by an act of the owner rather than by inheritance.
[Latin aliēnāre, aliēnāt-, from Latin aliēnus, alien. See alien.]
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alienate
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Definition: cause unfriendliness, hostility
Antonyms: be friendly, disarm
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Alienate
This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.
To voluntarily convey or transfer title to real property by gift, disposition by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or by sale.
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IN BRIEF: To cause one to leave or turn away.
If you alienate your relatives, you may regret it someday.
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Alienate
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fremmedgøre, støde fra sig
Nederlands (Dutch)
vervreemden, eigendom overdragen
Français (French)
v. tr. - aliéner, séparer, détacher
Deutsch (German)
v. - entfremden, übertragen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποξενώνω, απαλλοτριώνω, αλλοτριώνω, (νομ.) μεταβιβάζω (κυριότητα)
idioms:
- alienate from estraniarsi da
- become alienated from alienarsi da
Português (Portuguese)
v. - alienar, indispor, transferir propriedade
idioms:
- alienate from alienar de
- become alienated from tornar-se alienado de
Русский (Russian)
отдалять, делать чужим
idioms:
- alienate from отдалить от
- become alienated from отдалиться от
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - alienar, enajenar, apartar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avlägsna, överlåta
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使疏远, 让渡, 转让, 离间, 使转移, 使转向
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使疏遠, 讓渡, 轉讓, 離間, 使轉移, 使轉向
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 멀리하다, 양도하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 疎遠にする, 譲渡する, 疎んじる
idioms:
- alienate from 遠ざける, 疎外する
- become alienated from 仲たがいになる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يحول أو ينقل ممتلكات إلى شخص آخر, يبعد, ينفر, يصرف
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הרחיק, גרם ניכור, העביר בעלות, החרים, הפקיע
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