Synonyms for alienate
ˈeɪl yəˌneɪt, ˈeɪ li ə-alien·ate

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1. alienateadjective

   Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; with from.

   O alienate from God. . Paradise Lost line 4643.

   Synonyms:
   isolate, antagonize, estrange

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1. 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

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1. alienate

   Synonyms:
   estrange, abalienate, transfer, wean, disaffect, convey

   Antonyms:
   conciliate, retain, endear, entail, bind, secure

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1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   disaffect, estrange, alien

2. alien, alienateverb

   transfer property or ownership

   "The will aliened the property to the heirs"

   Synonyms:
   disaffect, estrange, alien

3. alienateverb

   make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated

   "the boring work alienated his employees"

   Synonyms:
   disaffect, estrange, alien

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1. alienateverb

   Synonyms:
   abalienate, transfer, demise, consign, assign, convey, devolve, make over, deliver over

2. alienateverb

   Synonyms:
   estrange, disaffect, wean, withdraw the affections of, make unfriendly

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1. alienateverb

   Synonyms:
   transfer, demise, assign, estrange, disaffect, wean

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1. List of paraphrases for "alienate":

   dispose

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1. Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney:

   We've made every mistake you could possibly make, a game like MapleStory is around for a long time because we continue to provide value over a long period of time. And if you focus on over-monetizing, you're going to alienate your user base.

2. John Challenger:

   The majority of employers have simply been encouraging their teams to get vaccinated, knowing a vaccinated workforce would significantly reduce the chances of outbreaks and, therefore, work stoppages, the political climate surrounding vaccines made it difficult for employers to mandate them, as no company wants to get into the crosshairs of political activist groups or alienate their team members.

3. John Green:

   While Trump might pick up blue collar Democrats, and older folks who are disillusioned with the political process, the flip side is he could lose more upper-status voters in Ohio, republican Party leaders in Ohio are wringing their hands. There is a perception that Trump helps among blue collar voters - but could alienate white collar voters.

4. Thomas Worsdell:

   Their displacement generates socio-economic and cultural burdens that alienate them, hindering their traditional ways and generating the very pressures on biodiversity that these ‘fortress’ models of conservation are attempting to mitigate.

5. Bruce Riedel:

   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.