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alienate
alienate (one) from
1. To isolate or estrange one from something. Her status as the teacher's pet alienated Lisa from her peers.
2. To cause a person or group to reject something. The candidate alienated many potential voters from his party when he insulted blue-collar workers.
alienate someone from someone or something
to cause someone to feel negative about someone or something. The teacher alienated the entire class from the subject of calculus.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
IzidÓRa | | - | Hungarian (Rare) |
Johanne | | zho-AN (French), yo-HAHN-ne (Danish) | French, Danish, Norwegian, Medieval French |
Tola | | - | Khmer |
Kelvin | | KEL-vin | English |
Ondina | | - | Portuguese, Italian |
Lefteris | | - | Greek |