[verb] [T] - to separate (something from other things with which it is joined or mixed) or to keep separate fromThe police tried to isolate the protesters in a side street.They tried to isolate the cause of the problem.(specialized) Virus particles were eventually isolated from the tissue.A high wall isolated the house from the rest of the village.
ISOLATE
Meaning of ISOLATE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012