alienate (one) from



alienate (one) from

1. To isolate or estrange one from something. Her status as the teacher's pet alienated Lisa from her peers.
2. To cause a person or group to reject something. The candidate alienated many potential voters from his party when he insulted blue-collar workers.
See also: alienate

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Raffaella-Italian
LucyLOO-seeEnglish
GraciaGRAH-thyah (Spanish), GRAH-syah (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
ViktorVIK-tawr (German), VEEK-tahr (Russian)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukraini
Astraea-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Evander (1)ee-VAN-dər (English), ə-VAN-dər (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology