<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to make indifferent or hostile: By refusing to get a job, he has alienated his entire family.</li><li>to cause to be withdrawn or isolated from the objective world: Bullying alienates already shy students from their classmates.</li><li>to turn away; transfer or divert: to alienate funds from their intended purpose.</li><li>Law: to transfer or convey, as title, property, or other right, to another: to alienate lands.</li></ul>