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Synonyms for alienate
ˈeɪl yəˌneɪt, ˈeɪ li ə-alien·ate
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Wiktionary
alienateadjective
Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; with from.
O alienate from God. . Paradise Lost line 4643.
Synonyms:
isolate, antagonize, estrange
English Synonyms and Antonyms
alienate
To surrender is to give up upon compulsion, as to an enemy in war, hence to give up to any person, passion, influence, or power. To yield is to give place or give way under pressure, and hence under compulsion. Yield implies more softness or concession than surrender; the most determined men may surrender to overwhelming force; when one yields, his spirit is at least somewhat subdued. A monarch or a state cedes territory perhaps for a consideration; surrenders an army, a navy, or a fortified place to a conqueror; a military commander abandons an untenable position or unavailable stores. We sacrifice something precious through error, friendship, or duty, yield to convincing reasons, a stronger will, winsome persuasion, or superior force. Compare ABANDON.
Synonyms:
abandon, capitulate, cede, give, give oneself up, give over, give up, let go, relinquish, sacrifice, surrender, yield
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
estrange, alienate, alien, disaffectverb
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
"She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"
alien, alienateverb
transfer property or ownership
"The will aliened the property to the heirs"
alienateverb
make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
"the boring work alienated his employees"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
alienateverb
Synonyms:
abalienate, transfer, demise, consign, assign, convey, devolve, make over, deliver overalienateverb
Synonyms:
estrange, disaffect, wean, withdraw the affections of, make unfriendly
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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List of paraphrases for "alienate":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#555 | give | |
#1337 | transfer | |
#4557 | yield | |
#5966 | alien | |
#9280 | sacrifice | |
#11564 | surrender | |
#12977 | convey | |
#14530 | abandon | |
#16141 | dispose | |
#16925 | isolate | |
#41807 | relinquish | |
#48126 | alienate | |
#58231 | wean | |
#66067 | cede | |
#101952 | antagonize | |
#131463 | capitulate | |
#144137 | estrange |
How to use alienate in a sentence?
Education is a companion which no misfortune can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate,no despotism can enslave. At home, a friend, abroad, an introduction, in solitude a solace and in society an ornament.It chastens vice, it guides virtue, it gives at once grace and government to genius. Without it, what is man? A splendid slave, a reasoning savage.
It’s always wises not to alienate a big city.
Any more haggling over the constitution would further alienate politicians from the people who have lost everything in the earthquake.
The flaw in the coalition strategy for the last year is weak ground forces. Given the constraints on the U.S. and its Arab allies, the only viable ground force option is Iranian-led Shi'ite Iraqis, of course this will alienate the Sunnis -- both in Iraq and in Saudi Arabia -- but Baghdad has no other serious option.
It does nothing to persuade jihadists to support Al-Shabaab and Al-Qaeda instead of ISIS and its brutality will only further alienate Muslims, when ISIS brags about massacring civilians, it is self-aware enough to include lengthy justifications. Al-Shabaab fails to do that and just looks like serial killers.
Translations for alienate
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- alienarCatalan, Valencian
- odcizitCzech
- fremmedgøreDanish
- entfremden, befremdenGerman
- απαλλοτριώ, αποξενώνωGreek
- alienar, enajenarSpanish
- vieraannuttaa, luovuttaa, siirtääFinnish
- styggja frá særFaroese
- aliénerFrench
- alienarGalician
- ניכרHebrew
- alienareItalian
- excludereLatin
- отуѓиMacedonian
- vervreemdenDutch
- fremmedgjøreNorwegian
- alienarPortuguese
- отдаля́ть, отчуди́ть, отврати́ть, отчужда́ть, отдали́ть, отвраща́тьRussian
- fjärmaSwedish
- alienateYiddish
- 离间Chinese
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