abalienate
abalienate · abalienates · abalienated · abalienating
To make another's that which was once yoursTo make another's that which was once yours; to transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
US/æbˈeɪl.jəˌneɪt/
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make another's that which was once yours; to transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
(obsolete)To estrange in feeling; to cause alienation of.
(obsolete)To to cause loss or perversion of intellect.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin abaliēnātus, perfect passive participle of abaliēnō (“alienate; remove”); fromFrom Latin abaliēnātus, perfect passive participle of abaliēnō (“alienate; remove”); from ab- (“by, from; away”) + aliēnō (“alienate, estrange”); from aliēnus (“foreign, alien”), from alius (“other, another”). Equivalent to ab- + alienate.
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Forms
abalienates, abalienating, abalienated, abalienated| Base form | abalienate · to abalienate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | abalienates |
| Present participle | abalienating |
| Past simple | abalienated |
| Past participle | abalienated |
regular · Lesson
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedalienateC1
Derivedabalienation
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle