alienate
[verb]
Synonyms: set against, disaffect, estrange, make unfriendly, turn away

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Antonyms: unite, reunite
Contrasted words: accommodate, adjust, conform, reconcile
Related Words: give up, hand over, relinquish, alter, change, convert

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

a‧li‧en‧ate /ˈeɪliəneɪt/ verb [transitive]

1. to do something that makes someone unfriendly or unwilling to support you:
The latest tax proposals will alienate many voters.

2. to make it difficult for someone to belong to a particular group or to feel comfortable with a particular person
alienate somebody from something
He felt that his experiences had alienated him from society.
—alienated adjective:
Gina had become alienated from her family.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲