alienated
alienated is the simple past and past participle of alienate.
Meaning of alienate
Verb
alienate (third-person singular simple present alienates, present participle alienating, simple past and past participle alienated)
- To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.
- To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted.
- The errors which […] alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter I, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans...
- Synonyms:
- estrange, antagonize, isolate, marginalize
- To cause one to feel unable to relate.
Adjective
alienated (comparative more alienated, superlative most alienated)
- Isolated; excluded; estranged.
- Synonyms:
- on the outside, looking in
Synonyms of alienated
Forms of alienated
| comparative | more alienated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most alienated |
Words formed from alienated
Questions about alienated
- What does alienated mean?
- Alienated means isolated; excluded; estranged.
- What is alienated the simple past and past participle of?
- Alienated is the simple past and past participle of alienate.
- What part of speech is alienated?
- Alienated is an adjective.
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