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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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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.
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 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.
How to use quarantine in a sentence. a period of 40 days; a term during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of carrying contagious disease is held in isolation from the shore… See the full definition
noun. isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease. see more. noun. enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease. see more. verb. place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons. “My dog was quarantined before he could live in England” see more. Pronunciation. US.
QUARANTINE definition: If an animal or person is put into quarantine, they are kept away from other animals or people…. Learn more.
quarantine in British English. (ˈkwɒrənˌtiːn ) noun. 1. a period of isolation or detention, esp of persons or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease, usually consisting of the maximum known incubation period of the suspected disease. 2. the place or area where such detention is enforced. 3.
quarantine. ( ˈkwɒrənˌtiːn) n. 1. (Medicine) a period of isolation or detention, esp of persons or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease, usually consisting of the maximum known incubation period of the suspected disease. 2. (Medicine) the place or area where such detention is enforced.
Origin of quarantine 1 First recorded in 1600–10; from Italian quarantina, variant of quarantena, originally Upper Italian (Venetian): “period of forty days, group of forty,” derivative of quaranta “forty,” ultimately from Latin quadrāgintā
A quarantine is a restriction on the movement of people, animals, and goods which is intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. It is often used in connection to disease and illness, preventing the movement of those who may have been exposed to a communicable disease, yet do not have a confirmed medical diagnosis.
