[iso.late] vt -lat.ed ; -lat.ing [back-formation fr. isolated set apart, fr. F isole, fr. It isolato, fr. isola island, fr. L insula] (1807) 1: to set apart from others; also: quarantine
2: to select from among others; esp: to separate from another substance so as to obtain pure or in a free state
3: insulate -- iso.la.tor n
[2]iso.late adj (1819): being alone: solitary, isolated [3]iso.late n (1890) 1: a product of isolating: an individual, population, or kind obtained by or resulting from selection or separation
2: an individual socially withdrawn or removed from society