isolate
Meaning
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- To set apart or cut off from others.
- To place in quarantine or isolation.
- To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
- To self-isolate.
Synonyms
keep apart
separate out
separate from
separate off
be shut out
cage in
depart with
key out
move apart
cut and discard
eliminate systematically
eductino
be disunited
be separated from the herd
be shut in
be withdrawn
be withdrawn from
break off from one’s group
severalise
confine sequester
Frequency
Hyphenated as
i‧so‧late
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/
Etymology
Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin insulatus (whence also insulate).
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