alienate

verb

/ˈeɪliəneɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they alienate	/ˈeɪliəneɪt/ /ˈeɪliəneɪt/
he / she / it alienates	/ˈeɪliəneɪts/ /ˈeɪliəneɪts/
past simple alienated	/ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd/ /ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd/
past participle alienated	/ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd/ /ˈeɪliəneɪtɪd/
-ing form alienating	/ˈeɪliəneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈeɪliəneɪtɪŋ/

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alienate somebody to make somebody less friendly towards you使疏远；使不友好；离间
- His comments have alienated a lot of young voters.他的评论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
alienate somebody (from something/somebody) to make somebody feel that they do not belong in a particular group使（与某群体）格格不入；使疏远
- Very talented children may feel alienated from the others in their class.天才出众的孩子可能觉得与班上的同学格格不入。

Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin alienat- ‘estranged’, from the verb alienare, from alienus ‘of another’, from alius ‘other’.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8590 COCA: 8136

alienate verb
⇨ divide 2

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8590 COCA: 8136

alienate

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