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   i·so·late

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   • 1. cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others: "a country that is isolated from the rest of the world" Similar separateset apartsegregatedetachcut offkeep apartcocooninsulatequarantinekeep in solitudesequestercloistersecludedivorceshut awayalienatedistanceexcludekeep outcordon offform a ring aroundput a cordon sanitaire aroundseal offclose offfence offrope offscreen offtape offcurtain offshut offpartition offOpposite integrate
   • ▪ place (a person or animal) in quarantine to prevent the spread of an infectious disease: "the best way to isolate sick fish is to set up a hospital tank" Similar separateset apartsegregatedetachcut offkeep apartcocooninsulatequarantinekeep in solitudesequestercloistersecludedivorceshut awayalienatedistanceexcludekeep outcordon offform a ring aroundput a cordon sanitaire aroundseal offclose offfence offrope offscreen offtape offcurtain offshut offpartition offOpposite integrate
   • ▪ remain apart from others for a period of time, especially in order to avoid catching or transmitting an infectious disease: "the governor urged residents to isolate to limit the spread of the virus"
   • 2. identify (something) and examine or deal with it separately: "his difficulty will be to isolate the factors which are most significant" Similar identifysingle outpick outspotpoint outrecognizepinpointpin downput one's finger ondiscerndistinguishdiscoverfindlocatesort outfilter outseparate outweed outOpposite confuse
   • ▪ cut off the electrical or other connection to (something, especially a part of a supply network): "engineers isolated the gas supply to the house"
   • ▪ cut off the electrical or other connection to (something, especially a part of a supply network).
   • ▪ obtain or extract (a compound, microorganism, etc.) in a pure form: "the medical world would never come to grips with polio until it could isolate the virus which caused it"

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that has been or become isolated: "social isolates often become careless of their own welfare"
   • 2. a culture of microorganisms isolated for study.

   Word Origin early 19th century (as a verb): back-formation from isolated.

   Derivatives

   • 1. isolable adjective
   • 2. isolatable adjective
   • 3. isolator noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishISOLATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ISOLATE definition: 1. to separate something from other things with which it is connected or mixed: 2. to keep a…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ISOLATE is to set apart from others; also : quarantine. How to use isolate in a sentence.

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   Isolate definition: to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.. See examples of ISOLATE used in a sentence.

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   When you remove or set apart one thing from others, you isolate it. You could isolate yourself from people by living in a remote hut or, if you're a biologist, you could isolate a chromosome.

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   The meaning of ISOLATION is the action of isolating : the condition of being isolated. How to use isolation in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Isolation.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › isolateIsolate - definition of isolate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To cause to be alone or apart, as in being inaccessible or unable to move about: The police isolated the area until more help could arrive. b. To place in quarantine. c. To cause to become socially or politically unengaged or ostracized: an immigrant who was isolated by his poor language skills. d.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryISOLATION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ISOLATION meaning: 1. the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you feel unhappy: 2. the fact that…. Learn more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › isolateisolate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [transitive] isolate something (from something) (formal) to separate a part of a situation, problem, idea, etc. so that you can see what it is and deal with it separately. It is possible to isolate a number of factors that contributed to her downfall.

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    isolate something (from something) to separate a part of a situation, problem, idea, etc. so that you can see what it is and deal with it separately It is possible to isolate a number of factors that contributed to her downfall.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryISOLATE definition in American English | Collins English...

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    If you isolate something such as an idea or a problem, you separate it from others that it is connected with, so that you can concentrate on it or consider it on its own. Our anxieties can also be controlled by isolating thoughts, feelings and memories.