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alienize

alienize verb: to render (something or someone) alien.

Verb

alienize (third-person singular simple present alienizes, present participle alienizing, simple past and past participle alienized)

  1. (transitive) To render (something or someone) alien

Forms of alienize

third-person singular presentalienizes
present participlealienizing
past participlealienized
pastalienized
alternative formalienise

Origin of alienize

From alien + -ize. Attested since the 16th century.

Words formed from alienize

Questions about alienize

What does alienize mean?
Alienize means to render (something or someone) alien.
What part of speech is alienize?
Alienize is a verb.
What is the past tense of alienize?
The past tense of alienize is alienized.

Words near alienize in the dictionary

  1. alienisms
  2. alienist
  3. alienists
  4. alienity
  5. alienization
  6. alienize
  7. alienized
  8. alienizes
  9. alienizing
  10. alienkind
  11. alienlike

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