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verb (used with object), al·ien·at·ed, al·ien·at·ing.
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to make indifferent or hostile: He has alienated his entire family.
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to turn away; transfer or divert: to alienate funds from their intended purpose. |
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verb (used with object), al·le·vi·at·ed, al·le·vi·at·ing.
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain. |
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adverb
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at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates. |
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adjective
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unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic ). |
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adjective
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open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal: an ambiguous answer. |
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noun
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uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things. |
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), a·mel·io·rat·ed, a·mel·io·rat·ing.
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate. |
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adjective
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having analogy; corresponding in some particular: A brain and a computer are analogous. |
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oun, plural an·i·mos·i·ties.
a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action: a deep-seated animosity between two sisters; animosity against one's neighbor. |
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noun, plural an·o·nym·i·ties.
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the state or quality of being anonymous. |
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