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alienated

adjective C1
  1. Isolated; excluded; estranged.
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It is, in short, impossible for us to conjecture the causes or circumstances which may have alienated them, without actual blame on either side.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 96 · B2
Let me hasten to add,” continued he, “that the testator, having only the right to alienate a part of his fortune, and having alienated it all, the will will not bear scrutiny, and is declared null and void.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 759 · C1

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