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alienate

Dictionary definition · alienate

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"
  2. transfer property or ownership"The will aliened the property to the heirs"
  3. make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated"the boring work alienated his employees"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).