v.
Pronunciation: ' ī -s ə - ˌ l ā t also ' i-
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -lat · ed ; -lat · ing
Etymology: back-formation from isolated set apart, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from isola island, from Latin insula
Date: 1799
1 : to set apart from others also : QUARANTINE
2 : to select from among others especially : to separate from another substance so as to obtain pure or in a free state
3 : INSULATE
– iso · la · tor \ - ˌ l ā -t ə r \ noun