verb
- present participle of alien; transferring ownership or control of property to another person or entity
- present participle of alien; making someone feel isolated, estranged, or disconnected
Usage: legal/formal context; often used in property law
Usage: less common than 'alienating'
Examples
- The court ruled against aliening the family estate without proper consent.
- His harsh words were aliening him from his closest friends.
- The lawyer explained the process of aliening property rights to the new owner.
- By constantly criticizing others, he was aliening potential allies.
- The contract specified the terms for aliening the mineral rights to the mining company.