wean vs alienate

wean and alienate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wean	No	No	Yes	No
alienate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, alienate is a hypernym of wean; that is, alienate is a word with a broader meaning than wean:

wean: detach the affections of
alienate: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness

Other hypernyms of wean include disaffect, estrange.

wean (verb)	alienate (verb)
gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk	arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
detach the affections of	make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
	transfer property or ownership