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alienate
[eyl-yuh-neyt, ey-lee-uh-] 
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alienate
[eyl-yuh-neyt, ey-lee-uh-]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause unfriendliness, hostility |
| Synonyms: | break off, come between, disaffect, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, make indifferent, part, separate, set against, turn away, turn off, wean, withdraw the affections of |
| Antonyms: | be friendly, disarm |
| Main Entry: | cede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon, surrender |
| Synonyms: | abalienate, abdicate, accord, alien, alienate, allow, capitulate, come across with, communicate, concede, convey, deed, drop, fold*, fork over, give in*, give up, grant, hand over*, leave, make over, part with, relinquish, remise, renounce, resign, sign over, throw in the sponge, throw in the towel, transfer, vouchsafe, waive, yield |
| Notes: | cede means to give over, surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another - while a seed is a small hard fruit or a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat |
| Antonyms: | defend, fight, gain, guard, take over, win |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disaffect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lose affection for, estrange |
| Synonyms: | agitate, alienate, antagonize, discompose, disquiet, disturb, disunify, disunite, divide, repel, upset, wean |
| Antonyms: | content, make happy, please |
| Main Entry: | dissociate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | part company with; separate |
| Synonyms: | abstract, alienate, break off, detach, disassociate, disband, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disperse, disrupt, distance, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, isolate, quit, scatter, segregate, set apart, uncouple, unfix |
| Antonyms: | associate, attach, join |
| Main Entry: | estrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy the affections of |
| Synonyms: | alien, alienate, antagonize, break up, disaffect, disunify, disunite, divert, divide, divorce, drive apart, leave, make hostile, part, put on the outs, separate, set at odds, sever, split, sunder, turn off, wean, withdraw, withhold |
| Antonyms: | engage, marry, unite |
| Main Entry: | fine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | penalize in monetary way |
| Synonyms: | alienate, amerce, confiscate, dock*, exact, extort, hit with, levy, make pay, mulct, pay through the nose, punish, sconce, seize, sequestrate, slap with, tax, throw book at |
| Antonyms: | award, compensate, reimburse, reward |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | turn off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disgust |
| Synonyms: | alienate, bore, disenchant, disinterest, displease, irritate, lose one's interest, make one sick, nauseate, offend, put off, repel, sicken |
| Antonyms: | appeal, cheer, delight, enchant, fascinate |
| Main Entry: | disunite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detach |
| Synonyms: | alienate, disband, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, dissolve, divide, divorce, estrange, part, separate, sever, sunder |
| Antonyms: | unite |
| Main Entry: | envenom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | poison |
| Synonyms: | acerbate, alienate, anger, antagonize, contaminate, embitter, empoison, harm, impair, infect, injure, make bitter, make sick, rankle, taint |
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