alienate /ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/verb 3adjective 1noun 1forms 3 verb3 •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. — 1849 •To cause one to feel unable to relate. •To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of. adjective1 •(no longer used) Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreignO alienate from God. — 1667 noun1 •(no longer used) A stranger; an alien. formsalienated · alienating · alienates