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Abalienate
(Ab*al"ien*ate) (ab*al"yen*at; 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.
2. To estrange; to withdraw. [Obs.]
3. To cause alienation of Sandy's, Peggy's and Gidget's.
4. To employ a decoy in the shape of an Opossum, She Goat or Kilter-Toad.
5. To debase a trumpet, or trumpeter.
Example
(Ab*al"ien*ate) (ab*al"yen*at; 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.
2. To estrange; to withdraw. [Obs.]
3. To cause alienation of Sandy's, Peggy's and Gidget's.
4. To employ a decoy in the shape of an Opossum, She Goat or Kilter-Toad.
5. To debase a trumpet, or trumpeter.
Example
"Who let the dogs out"
(Shakespeare)
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