aliened

verb

past tense of alien
1
as in alienated
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring such angry outbursts will rapidly alien any friends you might possibly have left

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2
as in ceded
to give over the legal possession or ownership of the couple plans to alien the adjoining house lot to their eldest son

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  1. alienated
  2. ceded
  3. infuriated
  4. conveyed
  5. estranged
  6. assigned
  7. angered
  8. transferred
Verb
  • In essence, Common Ground Society cultivates community, which can be a huge comfort to parents who feel ostracized and alienated from society because of burnout.
    — Matt Villano, Parents, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This centralized approach has increasingly alienated both confederations and FIFA’s own administration.
    — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of alienated
Verb
  • The duo presided overan unorthodox two-anchor program that ceded viewers, and, eventually, ratings.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Spain disputes this outright, arguing the 1713 treaty ceded only the land and never granted Gibraltar any territorial waters at all.
    — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of ceded
Verb
  • But some one-time backers have been infuriated by his support last month for a law that would prevent the arrest of ultra-Orthodox Jews for avoiding the military draft.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The trade infuriated fans and likely delighted the MLB executives and owners who are thirsty to implement a hard salary cap in the next collective bargaining agreement.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of infuriated
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  • Something about his gold chain, open top button and cellphone-in-hand stance conveyed authority and romantic appeal.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Yet her account of the American triumph also conveyed disappointment.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of conveyed
Verb
  • In one nationally representative study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, 81% of adult children who experienced estrangement from their mothers later became unestranged, as did 69% of those estranged from their fathers.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been estranged from the British royal family for years.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of estranged
Verb
  • Correction officer Eric Bonner was assigned to monitor the inmates in the unit where Guaranda was being housed, the report said.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Night-flying aircraft have been assigned to the incident, Cal Fire said.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of assigned
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  • They were angered by Armenia's agreement to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan and normalize relations with its neighbor after being locked for decades in territorial disputes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The two exchanged words, and a Gilman shove angered Walker, who tackled him to the ground.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of angered
Verb
  • She was first taken to South Shore Hospital and then transferred to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston for treatment.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The crash victim, identified as a 66-year-old man, was taken out of the woods by the fire department using specialized vehicles and transferred to an ambulance which transported him to Life Star.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
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“Aliened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aliened. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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