alienate meaning and definition

ALIENATE verb

Definition of alienate (verb)

1. arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
   • "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"
   • synonyms: alien, disaffect, estrange
2. transfer property or ownership
   • "The will aliened the property to the heirs"
   • synonyms: alien
3. make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
   • "the boring work alienated his employees"