insulate

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

isolieren

isoler

isolare

isolar

απομονώνω

aislar

aïllar

isoleren

isolar

afzonderen

fincan

yalıtmak

ilhar

séparer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/

Etymology

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.