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i·so·late
(ī′sə-lāt′)tr.v. i·so·lat·ed, i·so·lat·ing, i·so·lates
1.
a. To cause to be alone or apart, as in being inaccessible or unable to move about: The police isolated the area until more help could arrive.
b. To place in quarantine.
c. To cause to become socially or politically unengaged or ostracized: an immigrant who was isolated by his poor language skills.
d. To render free of external influence; insulate: a system of government that isolated its citizens from foreign ideas.
2. To identify or distinguish as a separate entity or group: The study tried to isolate the effects of changing schools on student performance.
3.
a. Chemistry To separate (a substance) in pure form from a combined mixture.
b. Microbiology To separate (a pure strain of a microorganism or virus) from a mixed culture.
4. Psychology To separate (experiences or memories) from the emotions relating to them.
5. Electricity
a. To set apart (a component, circuit, or system) from a source of electricity.
b. To insulate or shield.
adj. (-lĭt, -lāt′)
Separated from others: an isolate population.
n. (-lĭt, -lāt′)
1. A person, thing, or group that has been isolated, as by geographic, ecologic, or social barriers.
2. Microbiology A population of microorganisms or viruses that has been isolated.
3. Linguistics A language isolate.
[Back-formation from isolated.]
i′so·la′tor n.
Synonyms: isolate, insulate, seclude, segregate, sequester
These verbs mean to separate from others: a mountain that isolated the village from larger towns; insulated herself from the chaos surrounding her; a celebrity who was secluded from public scrutiny; segregated the infectious patients in a special ward; sequestering a jury during its deliberations.
These verbs mean to separate from others: a mountain that isolated the village from larger towns; insulated herself from the chaos surrounding her; a celebrity who was secluded from public scrutiny; segregated the infectious patients in a special ward; sequestering a jury during its deliberations.
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isolate
vb (tr)
1. to place apart; cause to be alone
2. (Medicine) med to quarantine (a person or animal having or suspected of having a contagious disease)
3. (Chemistry) to obtain (a compound) in an uncombined form
4. (Microbiology) to obtain pure cultures of (bacteria, esp those causing a particular disease)
5. (Electronics) electronics to prevent interaction between (circuits, components, etc); insulate
n
an isolated person or group
[C19: back formation from isolated, via Italian from Latin insulātus, literally: made into an island; see insulate]
ˈisolable, ˈisoˌlatable adj
ˌisolaˈbility n
ˈisoˌlator n
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i•so•late
(v. ˈaɪ səˌleɪt; sometimes ˈɪs ə-; n., adj. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
n., adj. v.t.
1. to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
2. to keep (an infected person) from contact with noninfected persons; quarantine.
3. to obtain (a chemical substance or microorganism) in an uncombined or pure state.
n. 4. a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
5. something that has been isolated, as a by-product in a manufacturing process.
adj. 6. isolated; alone.
[1800–10; isolated < French isolé < Italian isolato < Latin insulātus; see insulate]
i`so•la′tion, n.
i′so•la`tor, n.
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isolate
Past participle: isolated
Gerund: isolating
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| Verb | 1. | isolate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" segregate - separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims" cloister - seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office" seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" quarantine - place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England" maroon - leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island" |
| 2. | isolate - obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions preisolate - isolate beforehand | |
| 3. | isolate - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" | |
| 4. | isolate - separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life |
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isolate
verb
1. separate, break up, cut off, detach, split up, insulate, segregate, disconnect, divorce, sequester, set apart, disunite, estrange This policy could isolate members from the UN security council.
2. quarantine, separate, exclude, cut off, detached, keep in solitude Patients will be isolated for one month after treatment.
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isolate
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Translations
يَعْزِل
izolovatodříznout
isolere
elszigetel
einangra
izoliavimas
izolēt
osamiti
isolate
[ˈaɪsəʊleɪt] VT1. (= cut off) → aislar (from de) this policy could isolate China from the rest of the world → esta política podría aislar a China del resto del mundo
it is difficult to isolate religion from politics → es difícil separar la religión de la política
to isolate o.s. → aislarse
it is difficult to isolate religion from politics → es difícil separar la religión de la política
to isolate o.s. → aislarse
2. (= pinpoint) [+ cause, source] → identificar; [+ problem, virus, gene] → aislar
3. (Med) (= quarantine) [+ person, animal] → aislar (from de)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
isolate
[ˈaɪsəleɪt] vt [+ person] → isoler
Political influence is being used to shape public opinion and isolate critics → L'influence politique est utilisée pour modeler l'opinion publique et isoler la critique.
to isolate sb from → isoler qn de
Political influence is being used to shape public opinion and isolate critics → L'influence politique est utilisée pour modeler l'opinion publique et isoler la critique.
to isolate sb from → isoler qn de
[+ gene, protein, element] → isoler
Genetic engineering techniques can isolate the gene that is responsible → Les techniques de génie génétique peuvent isoler le gène responsable.
Genetic engineering techniques can isolate the gene that is responsible → Les techniques de génie génétique peuvent isoler le gène responsable.
[+ person with infectious disease] → isoler
to be isolated → être isolé
David had to be isolated for whooping cough → David a dû être isolé à cause de sa coqueluche.
to be isolated → être isolé
David had to be isolated for whooping cough → David a dû être isolé à cause de sa coqueluche.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
isolate
vt
(= separate) → absondern, isolieren; (Med, Chem) → isolieren; the causes of crime cannot be isolated from social conditions → man kann die Gründe für kriminelles Verhalten nicht von den gesellschaftlichen Verhältnissen gesondert or isoliert betrachten
(= cut off) → abschneiden, isolieren; to isolate oneself from other people → sich (von anderen) abkapseln; to isolate oneself from the outside world → sich isolieren, sich von der Außenwelt zurückziehen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
isolate
[ˈaɪsəˌleɪt] vt (gen) (Med) to isolate (from) → isolare (da); (pinpoint, cause) → individuare, isolareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
isolate
(ˈaisəleit) verb to separate, cut off or keep apart from others. Several houses have been isolated by the flood water; A child with an infectious disease should be isolated.
ˈisolated adjective lonely; standing alone.
ˌisoˈlation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
iso·late
v. aislar, separar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
isolate
vt aislar; to — oneself aislarseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.