isolate
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Pronunciation
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Etymology
Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian insolato, from Latin insulatus (cognate with insulate).
Verb
isolate (third-person singular simple present isolates, present participle isolating, simple past and past participle isolated)
- (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
- (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
- (transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- (transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
Translations
transitive: to set apart or cut off from others
transitive: to place in quarantine or isolation
transitive, chemistry: to separate a substance in pure form from a mixture
transitive: to insulate, or make free of external influence
transitive, microbiology: to separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture
transitive: to insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity
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Noun
isolate (plural isolates)
- Something that has been isolated.
Translations
something that has been isolated
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Related terms
- insular
- insulate
- insulator
- insulation
- isolatable a
- isolated a
- isolating a
- isolation n
- isolationism n
- isolative a
- isolator
Anagrams
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Adjective
isolate (plural)
- feminine form of isolato
Verb
isolate
- second-person plural present tense of isolare
- second-person plural imperative of isolare
- feminine plural past participle of isolare