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Definitions for: Isolate [v] place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
[v] set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
[v] obtain in pure form, in chemistry or medicine; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
[v] psychology: separate (experiences) fromt he emotions relating to them
Webster (1913) Definition: I"so*late (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Isolated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Isolating.] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to
isolate, fr. isola island, L. insula. See 2d Isle, and cf.
Insulate.]
1. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or
alone; to insulate; to separate from others.
Short isolated sentences were the mode in which
ancient wisdom delighted to convey its precepts.
--Bp.
Warburton.
2. (Elec.) To insulate. See Insulate.
3. (Chem.) To separate from all foreign substances; to make
pure; to obtain in a free state.
Synonyms: insulate, keep apart, set apart
See Also: acquire, assort, class, classify, cloister, discriminate, disunite, divide, get, ghettoise, ghettoize, maroon, part, preisolate, quarantine, seclude, segregate, separate, separate, sequester, sequestrate, single out, sort, sort out, withdraw
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