insulate
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin īnsula (“island”) + -ate or from Late Latin īnsulātus (“made an island”); see insular. First attested in the 16th century. The general verb īnsulō (“insulate”) is attested only in New Latin and postdates the English term, but influence from an otherwise unattested Medieval Latin counterpart cannot be ruled out.[1] Piecewise doublet of isolate.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/, /ˈɪnʃʊleɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsʊleɪt/, /ˈɪnsəleɪt/
- (Canada) IPA(key): [ˈɪns(j)ʊle(ɪ)t]
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: in‧su‧late
Verb
editinsulate (third-person singular simple present insulates, present participle insulating, simple past and past participle insulated)
- To separate, detach, or isolate.
- To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
- Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editTerms etymologically related to insulate
Translations
editto separate or detach
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to separate in order to prevent a transfer
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References
edit- ^ “insulate, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
edit- “insulate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “insulate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editLatin
editParticiple
editīnsulāte
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