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alienate

Alienate is when a person turns those who once cared into people who no longer care, either by making others feel angry and/or by causing them to ignore a person. (verb)

  1. An example of alienate is when a family member has been abusing drugs, and their behavior has caused the rest of the family to no longer be able to tolerate having them around.
  2. An example of alienate is when someone tells all your friends that you lied to them and your friends no longer speak to you.

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