Definitions for alienates

alienates al·ien·ate

Spelling: [eyl-yuh-neyt, ey-lee-uh-]
IPA: /ˈeɪl yəˌneɪt, ˈeɪ li ə-/

Alienates is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 508 anagrams from letters in alienates (aaeeilnst).

Definitions for alienates

verb (used with object)

  1. to make indifferent or hostile:
  2. to cause to be withdrawn or isolated from the objective world:
  3. to turn away; transfer or divert:
  4. Law. to transfer or convey, as title, property, or other right, to another:

Origin of alienates

1400-50; late Middle English Latin aliēnātus (past participle of aliēnāre), equivalent to aliēn(us) alien + -ātus -at

Examples for alienates

His mother alone could alienate the property, and he doubted whether she would.

Every effort was made to alienate her from her French relations.

He lampooned the Prince Regent; yet he could not alienate the Tories.

Had anything occurred that was likely to alienate her from her family?

Positioning yourself against President Obama is a good way to alienate the most important constituency in the Democratic Party.

Further violence and escalation of the events into a civil war would only alienate him from the bulk of the Ukrainian people.

That may work spectacularly well, or it may alienate some users.

Great efforts were then made to alienate Henry from his faithful minister.

Do the Republicans want to alienate important constituencies they will need in 2016?

The President did not want to alienate Southern legislators whose votes he needed on his New Deal legislation.

Word Value for alienates
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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