abalienate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ab*al"ien*ate transitive verb

Etymology

L. abalienatus, p.p. of abalienare; ab + alienus foreign, alien. See Alien.

Definitions

1. (Civil Law) To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
2. To estrange; to withdraw. Obs.
3. To cause alienation of (mind). Sandys.