What does isolate mean?
Definitions for isolate
ˈaɪ səˌleɪt; sometimes ˈɪs ə-; -lɪt, -ˌleɪtiso·late
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Princeton's WordNet
isolate, insulateverb
place or set apart
"They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
isolateverb
obtain in pure form
"The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolateverb
set apart from others
"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
isolateverb
separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
GCIDE
Isolateverb
(Microbiol.) To obtain a culture of a microorganism in pure form (from a complex mixture); as, to isolate Eschericia coli from a patient's blood.
Isolateverb
To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others; as, to isolate an infected person from others; to isolate the troublemakers in a classroom.
Isolateverb
(Chem.) To separate (a substance) from all foreign substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state; as, to isolate the desired product from a reaction mixture.
Isolatenoun
Something that has been isolated; as, an isolate of a powerful antibiotic from a tropical plant; an isolate of tuberculosis bacillus from an infected patient.
Wiktionary
isolatenoun
Something that has been isolated.
isolateverb
To set apart or cut off from others.
isolateverb
To place in quarantine or isolation.
isolateverb
To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
isolateverb
To insulate, or make free of external influence.
isolateverb
To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
isolateverb
To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
Etymology: from isolé, from insolato, from insulatus (cognate with insulate).
ChatGPT
isolate
Isolate generally refers to separating or setting something apart from others. This could involve a person, object, or data being distinguished or removed from a group for further analysis or protection. The term is often used in various fields such as science, medicine, sociology, and technology. For example, in a medical context, an individual could be isolated to prevent the spread of infectious disease; while in a scientific context, a certain compound or element could be isolated for study.
Webster Dictionary
Isolateverb
to place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others
Isolateverb
to insulate. See Insulate
Isolateverb
to separate from all foreign substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state
Etymology: [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to isolate, fr. isola island, L. insula. See 2d Isle, and cf. Insulate.]
Wikidata
Isolate
Isolate is the second full-length studio album by the Norwegian progressive metal band Circus Maximus. The album was released on October 24, 2007 in Japan, August, 2007 in Europe and September 4, 2007 in the US. The cover-art for the album as well as a sample track containing an excerpt from the song "Wither", was released by the band on May 29, 2007 on the official Circus Maximus website. Like its former album, Isolate contains the same number of tracks and also track 4 is an Instrumental. Isolate is also the first album to feature new keyboardist Lasse Finbråten after Espen Storø's departure at the end of recording of The 1st Chapter. Lasse Finbråten added more keyboard/synthesizer sounds to the album in both soloing and overall use. This is different to the previous album as Espen Storø's sound centered around the use of the piano. The album entered the Norwegian national charts at number 70 in August, 2007.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Isolate
ī′so-lāt, or is′o-lāt, v.t. to place in a detached situation, like an island.—adj. Is′olable (chem.), capable of being separated from any other substance: capable of being obtained pure.—n. Isolā′tion. [It. isolare—isola—L. insula, an island.]
Entomology
Isolate
to separate out from others; occurring alone.
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Rank popularity for the word 'isolate' in Verbs Frequency: #775
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aeolist
et alios
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of isolate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of isolate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of isolate in a Sentence
Out of an abundance of caution it would be helpful if... you agree to quarantine, isolate yourself for 14 days, we don't have any direct reason, you haven't tested positive, you're not symptomatic, but we're all good citizens, we're all trying to do what we can to stop the spread, that would be helpful.
I repeat our demand to Mr. Trudeau – it’s time to act, we can either ban non-essential travel or isolate travelers in hotels.
It must be said that the HRC’s obsession with Israel actually risks undermining the credibility of the entire organization, the United States will measure these things, I hope, fairly and dispassionately but we will oppose any effort by any group or participant in the U.N. system to arbitrarily and regularly de-legitimize or isolate Israel.
Its a paradigm shift because were dealing with young people, people who are going to be asymptomatic, and people who are getting infected in a community setting, not an outbreak setting where you know who to identify, isolate and contact trace.
We are very, very keen to stress that IT tools do not replace the basic public health workforce that is going to be needed to trace, test, isolate and quarantine.
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- عزلArabic
- aïllarCatalan, Valencian
- isolereDanish
- isolieren, absondernGerman
- izoliEsperanto
- aislar, aislanteSpanish
- isolerFrench
- izolálHungarian
- isolarInterlingua
- isolareItalian
- 隔絶, 遮断, 切り離す, 隔離, 孤立Japanese
- afscheiden, isolerenDutch
- isolar, isoladoPortuguese
- izolaRomanian
- обособить, изолированный, обособлять, изолироватьRussian
- isoleraSwedish
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