transitive verb alienated -·at′ed, alienating -·at′·ing

1. to transfer the ownership of (property) to another
2. to make unfriendly; estrange his behavior alienated his friends
3. to cause to be withdrawn or detached, as from one's society
4. to cause a transference of (affection)

Etymology: < L alienatus, pp. of alienare < alius, other: see else