alienar

v.

1 to derange, to drive mad.

2 to alienate.

Los tribunales alienaron la propiedad The court alienated the property.

La soledad aliena a los sensibles Loneliness alienates sensitive people.

3 to dispose of.

Las drogas alienan a quienes las usan Drugs alienate those who use them.

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alienar

► verbo transitivo

1 to alienate

2 MEDICINA to derange, drive mad

► verbo pronominal alienarse

1 to become alienated

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VT = enajenar

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verbo transitivo (Der, Psic, Sociol) to alienate

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= alienate, disenfranchise.

Ex. That was the only way she could protect herself from the possibility of alienating the very people with whom she was trying to ingratiate herself.

Ex. This article discusses an emerging class of Americans being disenfranchised by the growing importance of information technologies they cannot afford.

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* alienarse = distance.

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verbo transitivo (Der, Psic, Sociol) to alienate

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= alienate, disenfranchise.

Ex: That was the only way she could protect herself from the possibility of alienating the very people with whom she was trying to ingratiate herself.

Ex: This article discusses an emerging class of Americans being disenfranchised by the growing importance of information technologies they cannot afford.

* alienarse = distance.

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alienar [A1 ]

vt

A (Psic, Sociol) to alienate

B ‹apoyo/simpatía› to alienate

C ‹propiedad/derecho› to alienate

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alienar verbo transitivo to alienate
'alienar' also found in these entries:
English:
alienate

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alienar vt

1. [volver loco] to derange, to drive mad

2. Filosofía to alienate

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alienar

v/t alienate

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alienar vt

enajenar: to alienate