ISOLATE


Meaning of ISOLATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈaɪsəleɪt ]

v.tr. 1 a place apart or alone, cut off from society. b place (a patient thought to be contagious or infectious) in quarantine. 2 a identify and separate for attention (isolated the problem). b Chem. separate (a substance) from a mixture. 3 insulate (electrical apparatus). øøisolable adj. isolatable adj. isolator n. [orig. in past part., f. F isol÷ f. It. isolato f. LL insulatus f. L insula island]

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