■ verb
1》 cause to feel isolated.
↘lose or destroy the support or sympathy of.
2》 Law transfer ownership of (property rights) to another.
Phrases
~ someone's affections US Law induce someone to transfer their affection from a person with legal rights or claims on them.
Derivatives
alienator noun
Origin
C16: from L. alienat- , alienare 'estrange', from alienus (see alien ).