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English to English verb
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remove from customary environment or associations |  | Example: years of boarding school estranged the child from her home
source: wordnet30
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arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness | | Example: She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
source: wordnet30
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To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with. | | source: webster1913
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