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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路guage i路so路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
- 藞颈蝉辞濒补产濒别, adjective
- 藞颈蝉辞藢濒补迟辞谤, noun
- 藢颈蝉辞濒补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 颈路蝉辞路濒补路迟辞谤 noun
- 谤别路颈路蝉辞路濒补迟别 verb (used with object) reisolated reisolating
- 耻苍路颈路蝉辞路濒补迟别 verb (used with object) unisolated unisolating
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of isolate1
Example Sentences
"This would just instil more fear and further alienate people, many of whom already feel isolated from the rest of the country."
Incredibly isolated, their remote location has arguably helped forge a community bond between the residents.
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.
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