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alienate
/ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/
verb 3adj 1noun 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, left
VERB + ALIENATE
attempting, don't, want
ALIENATE + NOUN
god, ourselves, people, skura
PREP.
from
Definitions
adj
1
Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign
O alienate from God.
noun
1
A stranger; an alien.
verb
1
To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
2
To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
The errors which […] alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart.
The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present.
3
To cause one to feel unable to relate.
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Idioms & Phrases
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O alienate from God.
Wiktionary02
The errors which […] alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart.
Wiktionary03
The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present.
Wiktionary04
The Communists had considerable influence in the Labour Party in the years 1920–26 and 1935–9. Their chief importance, and that of the whole left wing of the Labour movement, was the part they played
Wiktionary05
In order to conquer the centre, we'll have to alienate the left wing of the party.
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With that attitude, you will alienate all of your potential allies.
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