alienate
/ˈeɪliəneɪt/
verb
- To make someone feel isolated, unfriendly, or estranged; to cause someone to stop feeling close or connected to a person or group.
- She didn't want to alienate her family by moving to another country.
- His rude comments began to alienate his closest friends.
- The company's new policy alienated many longtime employees.
- To transfer ownership of property or rights to another person, especially in a legal context.
- Under the contract, the company cannot alienate its patents without board approval.
- The landowner decided to alienate a portion of the estate to his son.
- The will allowed him to alienate the family farm to a trusted neighbor.