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isolate

 
 
pronunciation:
aI s leIt
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part of speech: verb
inflections: isolates, isolating, isolated
definition: When you isolate something, you take it away from everything else. If you isolate yourself, you stay completely away from other people. If someone isolates another person, they put them in a place where they are completely alone.
The doctors isolated the sick child.
synonyms:
segregate
antonyms:
combine
similar words:
separate
derivation: isolator (n.)
Word Builder: isolate +
  • isolated:
    separate and alone; far from others.
  • isolation:
    the act of keeping someone or something separate and alone.