单词 | alienate |
释义 | alienate/ˈeɪlɪəneɪt /verb [with object] 1Make (someone) feel isolated or estranged: an urban environment which would alienate its inhabitants (as adjective alienated) an alienated, angst-ridden twenty-two-year-old...
Synonyms estrange, turn away, set apart, drive apart, isolate, detach, distance, put at a distance; set against, part, separate, cut off, sever, divide, divorce, disunite, set at variance/odds, make hostile to, drive a wedge between, sow dissension 1.1Make (someone) become unsympathetic or hostile: the association does not wish to alienate its members...
2 Law Transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group: they defended the Masai against attempts to alienate their land...
Synonyms transfer, convey, pass on, hand over, devolve Phrasesalienate someone's affections DerivativesalienatorOriginEarly 16th century: from Latin alienat- 'estranged', from the verb alienare, from alienus 'of another' (see alien). |
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