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alienadjective being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's ownthey were careful to learn of any alien business customs before trying to expand overseas foreign, nonnative imported, introduced, naturalized, transplantedexternal, international, multiculti, multicultural, multilateral, multinationalforeign-born, nonindigenousdistant, far-off, overseas, remotebizarre, exotic, outlandish, strange domestic, native endemic, localaboriginal, indigenous not being a vital part of or belonging to somethingit's completely alien to her nature to wish evil of anyone accidental, adventitious, external, extraneous, extrinsic, foreign, supervenient exterior, outsideimmaterial, inapplicable, insignificant, irrelevantnonessential, unessential, unnecessary inherent, innate, intrinsic congenital, deep-seated, inborn, inbredinside, interior, internalbasic, essential, necessary to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaringsuch angry outbursts will rapidly alien any friends you might possibly have left alienate, disaffect, disgruntle, estrange, sour antagonize, embitter, envenomaggravate, anger, enrage, incense, inflame(also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roilbreak up, dissociate, disunite, divide, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unlink, unyokedisappoint, disenchant, disillusionannoy, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, gall, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pique, rile, vex reconcile endear, ingratiateappease, conciliate, disarm, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate to give over the legal possession or ownership ofthe couple plans to alien the adjoining house lot to their eldest son alienate, assign, cede, convey, deed, make over, transfer bequeath, hand down, leave, pass (down), willbestow, commend, commit, confer, contribute, deliver, donate, grant, hand over, move, pass, present, release, relinquish, surrender, transmit, turn in, turn over, vest, yieldconsign, entrust(also intrust), trustlease, lend, let(chiefly British), loan, rent dispose of expropriate adj.extrinsic, extraneous, foreign, alien mean external to a thing, its essential nature, or its original character.extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature.sentimental value that is extrinsic to the house's market value extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part.arguments extraneous to the issue foreign applies to what is so different as to be rejected or repelled or to be incapable of becoming assimilated.techniques foreign to French cuisine alien is stronger than foreign in suggesting opposition, repugnance, or irreconcilability.a practice totally alien to her nature in the 14th century |