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alieno.

to change the nature of a person or thing into something else

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[a.liˈeː.noː]Classical-Latin[a.liˈɛː.no]
  1. to change the nature of a person or thing into something else

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  2. to make something the property of another, transfer by sale, alienate

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  3. to make foreign, remove, separate

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  4. to cast off, estrange, alienate, set at variance, make enemies

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  5. to take away or deprive of reason, drive mad or insane

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  6. to perish, die

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  7. to be disinclined to, have an aversion for, avoid

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin alius Proto-Indo-European *-nósder. Latin -ēnus Latin aliēnus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin aliēnō From aliēnus (“foreign, alien”) + -ō.

adj[a.liˈeː.noː]Classical-Latin[a.liˈɛː.no]
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of aliēnus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
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