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isolate.

To set apart or cut off from others.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/
  1. To set apart or cut off from others.

    transitive
  2. To place in quarantine or isolation.

    transitive
  3. To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.

    transitive
  4. To insulate, or make free of external influence.

    transitive
  5. To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.

    transitive
  6. To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.

    transitive
  7. To self-isolate.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulātus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

noun/ˈaɪ.sə.lət/
  1. Something that has been isolated.

Where this word comes from

Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulātus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

adj
  1. isolated.

    literary · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulātus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

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