Definition of "alienate" in English

adjective

1. (archaic, followed by "from") Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign

noun

1. (obsolete) A stranger; an alien.

verb

1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.

2. To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.

3. To cause one to feel unable to relate.