单词 | alienate |
释义 | alienate —alienator, n. /ayl"yeuh nayt', ay"lee euh-/, v.t., alienated, alienating. 1. to make indifferent or hostile: He has alienated his entire family. 2. to turn away; transfer or divert: to alienate funds from their intended purpose. 3. Law. to transfer or convey, as title, property, or other right, to another: to alienate lands. [1400-50; late ME < L alienatus (ptp. of alienare), equiv. to alien(us) ALIEN + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. See estrange. |
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