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alienate

The correct spelling is alienate.

How to pronounce alienate

/ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/
noun

IPA: /ˈeɪ.li.ə.neɪt/

Say it like: Alee-nat-e

The correct spelling is alienate. A stranger; an alien.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A stranger; an alien.

verb

  1. 1.To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
  2. 2.To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.

adjective

  1. 1.(followed by "from") Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign

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