Definition of abalienate
:to transfer the title of :alienate
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abalienate
transitive verb
ab·alien·ate
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(ˈ)a-ˈbā-lyə-ˌnāt
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-lē-ə-
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Origin and Etymology of abalienate
borrowed from Latin abaliēnātus, past participle of abaliēnāre “to legally transfer (property) to another,” from ab-1ab- + aliēnāre “to alienate”
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