abalienate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make another's that which was once yours; to transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
  2. To estrange in feeling; to cause alienation of.
  3. To to cause loss or perversion of intellect.

Pronunciation

/æbˈeɪl.jəˌneɪt/ /æbˈeɪ.li.əˌneɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abalienate.wav

Word forms

abalienate abalienates abalienating abalienated

Etymology

From Latin abaliēnātus, perfect passive participle of abaliēnō (“alienate; remove”); from ab- (“by, from; away”) + aliēnō (“alienate, estrange”); from aliēnus (“foreign, alien”), from alius (“other, another”). Equivalent to ab- + alienate.

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