alienate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈeɪliəneɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈeɪljəˌneɪt, ˈeɪliə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ālyə nāt′, ālē ə-)


Inflections of 'alienate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
alienates
v 3rd person singular
alienating
v pres p
alienated
v past
alienated
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•ien•ate /ˈeɪlyəˌneɪt, ˈeɪliə-/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to cause (someone) to be hostile or indifferent:He has alienated most of his friends.
  2. LawLaw. to convey (title, property, etc.) to another: to alienate lands.
See -ali-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
al•ien•ate  (ālyə nāt′, ālē ə-),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  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. Lawto transfer or convey, as title, property, or other right, to another:to alienate lands.
  • Latin aliēnātus (past participle of aliēnāre), equivalent. to aliēn(us) alien + -ātus -ate1
  • late Middle English 1400–50
alien•a′tor, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See estrange. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alienate / ˈeɪljəˌneɪt ˈeɪlɪə-/ (transitive)
  1. to cause (a friend, sympathizer, etc) to become indifferent, unfriendly, or hostile; estrange
  2. to turn away; divert: to alienate the affections of a person
  3. to transfer the ownership of (property, title, etc) to another person
ˈalienˌator
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