Abalienate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abalienate \Ab*al"ien*ate\ ([a^]b*[=a]l"yen*[=a]t; 94, 106), v.
     t. [L. abalienatus, p. p. of abalienare; ab + alienus
     foreign, alien. See {Alien}.]
     1. (Civil Law) To transfer the title of from one to another;
        to alienate.
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     2. To estrange; to withdraw. [Obs.]
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     3. To cause alienation of (mind). --Sandys.
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