isolate
verb [T] /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/Definition
› to separate something or someone from other things or people with which they are joined or mixed, or to keep them separate: He was isolated from all the other prisoners. A high wall isolated the house from the rest of the village. They tried to isolate (= find) the cause of the problem.specialized Virus particles were eventually isolated from the tissue.Isolating and separating
(Definition of isolate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- compartmentalize verb
- cone sth off phrasal verb
- cordon sth off phrasal verb
- cut sb/sth off phrasal verb
- demarcate verb
- insulate verb (COVER)
- insulation noun
- insulator noun
- intersect verb
- isolation noun
- mark sth off phrasal verb
- partition verb (DIVIDE COUNTRY)
- rope sth/somewhere off phrasal verb
- screen sth off phrasal verb
- segregate verb
- separate verb (MOVE APART)
- shut yourself off phrasal verb
- uncouple verb
- wrench verb
- zonal adjective
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