alienate vs drive a wedge between

alienate

verb
  • To cause one to feel unable to relate. 

  • To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of. 

  • To estrange; to withdraw affections or attention from; to make indifferent or averse, where love or friendship before subsisted. 

drive a wedge between

verb
  • To cause dispute or hostility between. 

  • To separate. 

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