To alienate
Definition
To alienate, transfer, or estrange a property, asset, or right from a patrimony through sale, donation, or legal assignment. In a psychological and sociological sense, the verb expresses the act of distancing, isolating, or causing a loss of mental clarity, leading to a state of self-estrangement, altered mental faculties, or separation from a social group, culture, or environment.
Bilingual Equivalents
- To alienate
- To estrange
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | First conjugation regular verb, implementing standard phonetic transformations in subjunctive moods. |
| Formation | Neologism borrowed from French 'aliéner', rooted in the Latin classical verb 'alienare'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.li.e.ˈna] |
| Source | Lexicon of Romanian Technical, Legal and Psychological Verbs |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Proprietarul nu poate aliena imobilul ipotecat fără acordul prealabil și scris al băncii creditoare.
EN: The owner cannot alienate the mortgaged property without the prior written consent of the lending bank.
RO: Truda zilnică repetitivă din fabricile gigantice tinde să alieneze muncitorii de propriul lor potențial creativ.
EN: The daily repetitive toil in massive factories tends to alienate workers from their own creative potential.
RO: Comportamentul lui ostil a început să-l alieneze de restul comunității științifice din care făcea parte.
EN: His hostile behavior began to alienate him from the rest of the scientific community to which he belonged.
Idioms & Phrases
A aliena un drept / To alienate a right
RO: Acțiunea juridică formală prin care o persoană renunță la o prerogativă legală sau o transferă altei entități.
EN: The formal legal action by which a person relinquishes a legal prerogative or transfers it to another entity.
A se aliena social / To alienate oneself socially
RO: Proces psihologic prin care o persoană rupe legăturile emoționale și de comunicare cu cei din jur.
EN: A psychological process whereby a person breaks emotional and communication ties with those around them.
A aliena mintea / To derange the mind
RO: Expresie medicală veche ce descrie pierderea treptată a discernământului și apariția demenței sau psihozei.
EN: An old medical expression describing the gradual loss of discernment and the onset of dementia or psychosis.
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