insulate

Signification (Anglais)

1. To separate, detach, or isolate.
2. To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.

Concepts

isoler

séparer

calorifuger

Synonymes

isolate

seclude

sequester

separate

quarantine

island

🏝️

marginalize

pad

rope in

seal

🦭

segregate

sequestrate

shut off

winterize

cordon off

rope off

cabin

winterise

cocoon

cut off

ghettoize

intern

Traductions

isolieren

isolare

isolar

απομονώνω

isoleren

aislar

aïllar

isolar

afzonderen

fincan

yalıtmak

ilhar

separare

absondern

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin īnsula (“isle, island”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or from Late Latin īnsulātus (“made an island”), see etymology at -ate. First attested in the 16th century; the general verb īnsulō (“insulate”) is attested only in New Latin and postdates the English term, but influence from an otherwise unattested Medieval Latin counterpart cannot be ruled out. Piecewise doublet of isolate.