[ˈeɪlɪəneɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make (someone) feel isolated or estranged
(e.g: an urban environment that would alienate its inhabitants)

- transfer ownership of (property rights) to another person or group
(e.g: they defended the Masai against attempts to alienate their land)


Phrases:
- alienate someone's affections

Origin:
early 16th century: from Latin alienat- ‘estranged’, from the verb alienare, from alienus ‘of another’ (see alien)