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   isolate

   verb

   • 1. 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" 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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   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.

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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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   1. : to set apart from others. also : quarantine. 2. : to select from among others. especially : to separate from another substance so as to obtain pure or in a free state. 3. : insulate. isolator. ˈī-sə-ˌlā-tər. also ˈi- noun. isolate. 2 of 3. adjective. iso· late ˈī-sə-lət -ˌlāt. also ˈi- : being alone : solitary, isolated. isolate. 3 of 3. noun.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishISOLATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To isolate a person or organization means to cause them to lose their friends or supporters. Political influence is being used to isolate critics. American English : isolate / ˈaɪsəleɪt /

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishisolate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   isolate. verb. /ˈaɪsəleɪt/ Verb Forms. [transitive] to separate somebody/something physically or socially from other people or things. isolate somebody/yourself/something Patients with the disease should be isolated. Engineers isolated the gas supply to the house.

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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. More Conjugations of 'isolate'

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishISOLATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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   to separate someone or something from other people or things: Scientists have been able to isolate the gene responsible for causing the illness. He had been isolated from other prisoners. (Definition of isolate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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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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    Isolate definition: To identify or distinguish as a separate entity or group.