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1. (v.t.) insulate
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound.
2. insulate
to place in an isolated or protected situation.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L insulātus made into an island. See insular , -ate1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) insulate
protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
"We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
2. (verb) isolate, insulate
place or set apart
"They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
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1. (verb) insulate
***to cover sth to stop heat, cold, sound, etc. from escaping
We need to insulate the attic.
2. insulate
to stop from being affected
a community insulated from/against economic problems because of its wealth; well-insulated homes; her quiet, insulated life
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) insulate
to make an island of
2. (verb) insulate
to place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate
3. (verb) insulate
to prevent the transfer o/ electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors
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Sense: to cover, protect or separate (something) with a material that does not let especially electrical currents or heat etc pass through it
Rubber and plastic are used for insulating electric wires and cables.
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 Afrikaans: isoleer |
 Arabic: يَعْزِل، يُغَطّي بمادةٍ ع |
 Bulgarian: изолирам |
 Brazilian: isolar |
 Czech: izolovat |
 German: isolieren |
 Danish: isolere |
 Greek: μονώνω |
 Spanish: aislar |
 Estonian: eraldama |
 Farsi: عایق بندی کردن |
 Finnish: eristää |
 French: isoler |
 Hebrew: לְבוֹדֵד |
 Hindi: आवरण चढा़ना, अलग करना |
 Croatian: izolirati |
 Hungarian: szigetel |
 Indonesian: melindungi |
 Icelandic: einangra |
 Italian: isolare |
 Japanese: 絶縁する |
 Korean: 절연하다 |
 Lithuanian: izoliuoti |
 Latvian: izolēt; norobežot |
 Malay: melindungi |
 Dutch: isoleren |
 Norwegian: isolere |
 Polish: izolować |
 Persian: عایق بندی کردن |
 Pashto: جلاكول، بيلول، پوښول، ټاپ |
 Portuguese: isolar |
 Romanian: a izola |
 Russian: изолировать |
 Slovak: izolovať |
 Slovenian: izolirati |
 Serbian: izolovati |
 Swedish: isolera |
 Thai: ห่อหุ้มด้วยฉนวน |
 Turkish: yalıtmak, izole etmek |
 Taiwanese: 使絕緣 |
 Ukrainian: відокремлювати; ізолювати |
 Urdu: غیر موصل اجزا کے ذریعے دو |
 Vietnamese: cách ly |
 Chinese: 使绝缘 |
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