Meanings
verbalienize (third-person singular simple present alienizes, present participle alienizing, simple past and past participle alienized)
present singular third person alienizes · participle present alienizing · participle past alienized · past alienized · alternative alienise
- transitiveTo render (something or someone) alien
Origin
From alien + -ize. Attested since the 16th century.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
alienize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alienize
MLA
“alienize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alienize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alienize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alienize.
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