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- Dictionaryquarantine/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/
noun
- 1. a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that may have been exposed to infectious disease are placed: "horses entering the country must stay in quarantine longer"
verb
- 1. place (a person or animal) in quarantine in order to prevent the spread of an infectious disease: "I quarantine all new fish for one month"
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to keep a person or animal away from others because they have a disease, or may have one, in order to prevent the spread of the disease: It's not uncommon to quarantine passengers after a widespread illness appears to be present on board a plane.
a specific period of time in which a person or animal that has a disease, or may have one, must stay or be kept away from others in order to prevent the spread of the disease: The doctor said I could go home as long as I agreed to stay in quarantine for at least seven days.
a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease. a period, originally 40 days, of detention or isolation imposed upon ships, persons, animals, or plants on arrival at a port or place, when suspected of carrying some infectious or contagious disease.
May 1, 2024 · The meaning of QUARANTINE is a period of 40 days. How to use quarantine in a sentence.
A condition, period of time, or place in which a person, animal, plant, vehicle, or amount of material suspected of carrying an infectious agent is kept in confinement or isolated in an effort to prevent disease from spreading. b. An action resulting in such a condition: the government's quarantine of the animals. 2. a.
to keep a person or animal away from others because they have a disease, or may have one, in order to prevent the spread of the disease: It's not uncommon to quarantine passengers after a widespread illness appears to be present on board a plane.
Someone who's quarantined is kept safely away from other people because of their health. Often, a quarantined patient has an infectious disease or a compromised immune system. Animals and people are sometimes quarantined for their safety or the safety of others.
