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isolate
[ verb ahy-suh-leyt; noun adjective ahy-suh-lit, -leyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- Medicine/Medical. to keep (an infected person) from contact with noninfected persons; quarantine.
- Chemistry, Bacteriology. to obtain (a substance or microorganism) in an uncombined or pure state.
- Electricity. to insulate.
- Television. to single out (a person, action, etc.) for a camera closeup.
noun
- a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Psychology. a person, often shy or lacking in social skills, who avoids the company of others and has no friends within a group.
- Biology. an inbreeding population that is isolated from similar populations by physiological, behavioral, or geographic barriers.
- Also called lan·guage i·so·late [lang, -gwij , ahy, -s, uh, -lit]. Linguistics. a language with no demonstrable genetic relationship, as Basque.
- something that has been isolated, as a by-product in a manufacturing process:
an isolate of soy flour.
adjective
- isolated; alone.
isolate
verb
- to place apart; cause to be alone
- med to quarantine (a person or animal) having or suspected of having a contagious disease
- to obtain (a compound) in an uncombined form
- to obtain pure cultures of (bacteria, esp those causing a particular disease)
- electronics to prevent interaction between (circuits, components, etc); insulate
noun
- an isolated person or group
Derived Forms
- ˈDZ, adjective
- ˈˌٴǰ, noun
- ˌDZˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ···ٴǰ noun
- ···ٱ verb (used with object) reisolated reisolating
- ܲ···ٱ verb (used with object) unisolated unisolating
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of isolate1
Example Sentences
Essex area coroner Sonia Hayes said she was supposed to be observed when she was in isolated areas.
A spokesperson for Counter Terrorism Policing North East, leading the investigation, described what had happened as an "isolated incident", adding that officers were continuing to investigate and the arrested man was the "key suspect".
A few showers are expected, perhaps even with isolated thundery downpours in southern areas, as the warm weather breaks down.
Switching off computer servers used in their online ordering, payment or logistics systems might imply that security teams have isolated that portion as a way the hackers gained entry.
She told the BBC her parents separated when she was a young child; she lost contact with her father and felt increasingly isolated and traumatised as she grew up.
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