ALIENATE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
Example: the boring work alienated his employees
Categories: Affect, Impress, Move, Strike
Synonyms
Disaffect, Alienate, Estrange, Alien
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "alienate" comes from Latin aliēnātus, which comes from Middle English alienat.
🔗 Related Words
alien – A related word in the same word family.
aliene – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Roman military conquests permanently planted Latin vocabulary across three continents.