v. t. [ L. abalienatus, p. p. of abalienare; ab + alienus foreign, alien. See Alien. ]
n. [ L. abalienatio: cf. F. abaliénation. ] The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. alienatus, p. p. of alienare, fr. alienus. See Alien, and cf. Aliene. ] Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; -- with
O alienate from God. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The errors which . . . alienated a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more alienates him from the realities of the present. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A stranger; an alien. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adj.
n. [ F. aliénation, L. alienatio, fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See Alienate. ]
The alienation of his heart from the king. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who alienates. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated. [ 1913 Webster ]