From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishalienatea‧li‧en‧ate /ˈeɪliəneɪt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLANto do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you The latest tax proposals will alienate many voters.2 to make it difficult for someone to belong to a particular group or to feel comfortable with a particular personalienate somebody from something He felt that his experiences had alienated him from society. —alienated adjective Gina had become alienated from her family.→ See Verb table
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alienate• In the process, he alienated his wife and kids and began living in a motel room.• But, by courting them with such policies, they may alienate mainstream voters.• Jackson's comments alienated many baseball fans.• The situation brought out the viciousness in him, and I felt he was almost certainly going to alienate Émile for good.• He felt safer in the intellect, a fact that would at times alienate those who thought him arrogant or intolerant. 