Alienigenate

/ˌeɪliənɪˈdʒɛneɪt/ verb

To cause something to become strange, foreign, or alien in nature; to make something seem unfamiliar or estranged.

From Latin alienigenus (of foreign origin, from alienus foreign + genus origin) + -ate (a suffix forming verbs). A rare or archaic formation suggesting the process of making something alien or foreign.

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