GRE Word List
ALIENATE
to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
The meaning of the word alienate is to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed.
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