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Isolate
ˈʌɪsəleɪt
Isolate definitions
verb
isolate
isolated
isolates
isolating
- cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others
"a country which is isolated from the rest of the world"
separate set apart segregate detach cut off keep apart cocoon insulate quarantine keep in solitude sequester cloister seclude divorce shut away alienate distance exclude keep out- 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"
- 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"
- identify (something) and examine or deal with it separately
"his difficulty will be to isolate the factors which are most significant"
identify single out pick out spot point out recognize pinpoint pin down put one's finger on discern distinguish discover find locate- 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"