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Meanings of alienate in English

Portuguese
alienar
Catalan
alienar

Arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness.

        alienar
        Usage of alienate in English
        1
        He said the Tories' hardline stance on Europe would alienate floating voters.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Misfortune cannot suppress it; enmity cannot alienate it; temptation cannot enslave it.
        The Christian Home / As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Ch...
        3
        Yet within six months, he had managed to alienate just about everyone.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Going the legal route is also less likely to alienate your users.
        Wired
        5
        They alienate their fans, yet take years to fire patently incompetent employees.
        The football fan's manifesto
        6
        He lampooned the Prince Regent; yet he could not alienate the Tories.
        Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
        7
        But the President will not alienate the environmental Left by doing that.
        Pinheads and patriots: where you stand in the age of obama
        8
        By trying not to offend anybody, the film managed to alienate everyone.
        The Guardian
        9
        Pushing Netanyahu could alienate U.S. supporters of Israel as Obama seeks re-election.
        Reuters
        10
        He's also managed to alienate the Russians, the Germans, and the Greeks.
        A Brewing Storm
        11
        So these are people we can't afford to alienate, much less infuriate.
        Layover in dubai
        12
        No bishop may alienate any possession of their sees to the crown.
        Our Legal Heritage, King AEthelbert, 596 to King George III, 177...
        13
        Don't you realize all this radical language is going to alienate people?
        The Democracy Project
        14
        But it could alienate Republicans who usually line up behind military spending.
        Reuters
        15
        The difficulty is that you cannot alienate your older Guinness drinkers too.
        Reuters
        16
        A tenant could not alienate his land without permission of his lord.
        Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
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        Alienate through the time
        Alienate across language varieties
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