isolate

Verb

1. (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
2. (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
3. (transitive) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
4. (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
5. (transitive) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
6. (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
7. (intransitive) To self-isolate.

Noun

Something that has been isolated.

Adj

isolated.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/

Etymology

Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulatus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

Synonyms

separate

insulate

seclude

sequester

segregate

set apart

keep apart

quarantine

cut off

detach

sequestrate

divide

disconnect

exclude

uninhabited

discriminate

disunite

isolation

set aside

single out

enisle

confine

split

deserted

desert

🏜️

separate out

marginalize

distinguish

leave alone

remove

separation

dissociate

disperse

cut up

dismiss

disjoin

cashier

disestablish

disentangle

cut

know

disengagement

cabin

alienate

island

🏝️

introvert

intern

differentiate

conceal

impound

Translations

isoler

isolare

aislar

isoleren

isolieren

isolar

afzonderen

aïllar

απομονώνω

isolar

séparer

separar

abtrennen

absondern

ayırmak