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Definition of Isolate
1. Verb. Place or set apart. "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
Specialized synonyms: Segregate, Ghettoise, Ghettoize, Cloister, Seclude, Sequester, Sequestrate, Withdraw, Quarantine, Maroon
Generic synonyms: Discriminate, Separate, Single Out
Derivative terms: Insulation, Isolable, Isolation
2. Verb. Obtain in pure form. "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
Specialized synonyms: Preisolate
Generic synonyms: Acquire, Get
Derivative terms: Isolable
3. Verb. Set apart from others. "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
Generic synonyms: Disunite, Divide, Part, Separate
4. Verb. Separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them.
Generic synonyms: Assort, Class, Classify, Separate, Sort, Sort Out
Derivative terms: Isolable, Isolation
Definition of Isolate
1. v. t. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.
Definition of Isolate
1. Verb. (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity. ¹
7. Noun. Something that has been isolated. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Isolate
1. to set apart from others [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]
Medical Definition of Isolate
1. To separate from other persons, materials or objects. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)