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1. (v.t.) isolate
to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
2. isolate
to keep (an infected person) from contact with noninfected persons; quarantine.
3. isolate
to obtain (a chemical substance or microorganism) in an uncombined or pure state.
4. (n.) isolate
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
5. isolate
something that has been isolated, as a by-product in a manufacturing process.
6. (adj.) isolate
isolated; alone.
Etymology: (1800–10; isolated < F isolé < It
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| Definition of 'isolate' |
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1. (verb) isolate, insulate
place or set apart
"They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
2. (verb) isolate
obtain in pure form
"The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
3. (verb) sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
set apart from others
"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
4. (verb) isolate
separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
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1. (verb) isolate
to separate sb or sth from others
A hunting lion will isolate a weak animal from the herd.; to isolate infected patients
2. isolate
***to cut off contact
threats to isolate the country if it refuses to cooperate
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| Definition of 'isolate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) isolate
to place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others
2. (verb) isolate
to insulate. See Insulate
3. (verb) isolate
to separate from all foreign substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state
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Sense: to separate, cut off or keep apart from others
Several houses have been isolated by the flood water; A child with an infectious disease should be isolated.
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 Afrikaans: isoleer |
 Arabic: يَعْزِل |
 Bulgarian: изолирам |
 Brazilian: isolar |
 Czech: odříznout, izolovat |
 German: isolieren |
 Danish: isolere |
 Greek: απομονώνω |
 Spanish: aislar |
 Estonian: eristama |
 Farsi: جدا کردن؛ تنها کردن |
 Finnish: eristää |
 French: isoler |
 Hebrew: לְבוֹדֵד |
 Hindi: अलग रखना, पृथक करना |
 Croatian: odvojiti |
 Hungarian: elszigetel, elkülönít |
 Indonesian: memisahkan, mengisolasi |
 Icelandic: einangra |
 Italian: isolare |
 Japanese: 孤立させる |
 Korean: 분리하다, 격리하다 |
 Lithuanian: atskirti, izoliuoti |
 Latvian: izolēt |
 Malay: terasing |
 Dutch: isoleren |
 Norwegian: isolere, avskjære fra (om |
 Polish: izolować |
 Persian: جدا کردن؛ تنها کردن |
 Pashto: جلا كول، يوازى كول |
 Portuguese: isolar |
 Romanian: a izola |
 Russian: изолировать |
 Slovak: odrezať; izolovať |
 Slovenian: osamiti |
 Serbian: izolovati |
 Swedish: isolera |
 Thai: แยก (ความคิด, ปัญหา, สถาน |
 Turkish: ayırmak |
 Taiwanese: 隔離 |
 Ukrainian: ізолювати, відокремлювати |
 Urdu: علاحدہ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: cô lập |
 Chinese: 隔离 |
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