English Explanatory Dictionary

isolate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To set apart or cut off from others.
  2. To place in quarantine or isolation.
  3. To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
  4. To insulate, or make free of external influence.
  5. To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
  6. To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
  7. To self-isolate.
noun
  1. Something that has been isolated.
adj
  1. isolated.

Pronunciation

/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/ en-us-isolate.ogg /ˈaɪ.sə.lət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-isolate.wav

Word forms

isolate isolates isolating isolated

Etymology

Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulatus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

Synonyms

island enisle quarantine self-quarantine

Related words

insulant insular insularity insulate insulation insulator isolatable isolated isolating isolation isolationism isolative isolator

Derived words

coisolate deisolate immunoisolate isolant isolatee nonisolate oligoisolating preisolate reisolate subisolate language isolate protein isolate
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