1. (

• alien ,
• alienate

) transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs" ;

1. (

• alien ,
• foreign

) not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature" ;

2. (

• alien ,
• exotic

) being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine" ;