Definition of Alienate

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Alienate

Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; -- with from.

To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

To withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent of averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to estrange; to wean; -- with from.

A stranger; an alien.

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Alienate Quotations

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy.
William Hazlitt

Partly because his life ended before the age of 50, Hamilton was defined by the other founding fathers, and he managed, with amazing consistency, to alienate most of them.
Ron Chernow

One ends up relying on pure musical inspiration, and failing that, the music won't lead to anything good, or it will alienate all but the most die-hard fans.
Boris Vian

Alienate Translations

alienate in Spanish is alienar

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