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alienate
verb
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
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ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt
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verb
Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
“She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious”
verb
Make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
“The boring work alienated his employees”
verb
Transfer property or ownership
“The will aliened the property to the heirs”
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She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
The boring work alienated his employees
The will aliened the property to the heirs
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