Alienate
Alienate verb - To cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring.
Usage example: his heartless treatment of their mother during the divorce proceeding has completely alienated the two children
Divide is a synonym for alienate in hostility topic. In some cases you can use "Divide" instead a verb "Alienate", when it comes to topics like action, set against.
Divide
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