isolate

(ī'sə-lāt')
tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

1. To set apart or cut off from others.
2. To place in quarantine.
3. Chemistry. To separate (a substance) in pure form from a combined mixture.
4. To render free of external influence; insulate.
5. Microbiology. To separate (a pure strain) from a mixed bacterial or fungal culture.
6. Psychology. To separate (experiences or memories) from the emotions relating to them.
7. Electricity.
   1. To set apart (a component, circuit, or system) from a source of electricity.
   2. To insulate or shield.

adj. (-lĭt, -lāt')
Solitary; alone.

n. (-lĭt, -lāt')

1. A person, thing, or group that has been isolated, as by geographic, ecologic, or social barriers.
2. Biology. A population of bacteria or other cells that has been isolated.
3. Linguistics. A language isolate.

[Back-formation from ISOLATED.]

isolator i'so·la'tor n.

SYNONYMS   isolate, insulate, seclude, segregate, sequester. These verbs mean to separate from others: a mountain that isolated the village from larger towns; insulated herself from the chaos surrounding her; a celebrity who was secluded from public scrutiny; segregated the infectious patients in a special ward; sequestering a jury during its deliberations.

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verb

To set apart from a group: close off, cut off, insulate, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester. See include/exclude.

adjective

Set away from all others: alone, apart, detached, isolated, lone, removed, solitary. See include/exclude.

v

Definition: cut off, set apart
Antonyms: include, incorporate, integrate, join, mingle

IN BRIEF: To keep apart from others.

They tried to isolate the one sick rabbit so the others would not get ill.

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A product that is derived from another product. Example an isolate of lime oil is natural alpha terpineol. See Isolation.

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1. to separate (a pure substance, a cell type, or a sample of a subcellular component) from a mixture or from naturally occurring material and then (usually) to characterize it; to separate and put into pure culture (a particular species or strain of a microorganism) from a mixture, sample, or biological specimen.
2. to remove a viable tissue or organ for the purpose of study or experiment.
3. (in physics) to disconnect (part of a circuit), or to prevent interaction between (circuits or components).
4. a group of similar microorganisms, especially a pure culture, obtained by isolation for study, experiment, or as an aid to diagnosis; something isolated.

—isolable or isolatable adj.; isolability, isolator n.

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1. to separate from others, or set apart.
2. a group of individuals prevented by geographic, genetic, ecological or social barriers from interbreeding with others of their kind.
3. a population of microorganisms that has been obtained in pure culture from a field case or location.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - isolere, afsondre, udskille, rendyrke
n. - det isolerede
adj. - isoleret, afsondret, udskilt, rendyrket

Nederlands (Dutch)
isoleren, afzonderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - isoler (de)
n. - isolé, misanthrope
adj. - isolé

Deutsch (German)
v. - isolieren
n. - Isolierter
adj. - isoliert, vereinzelt, einsam

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απομονώνω, βάζω σε καραντίνα, διαχωρίζω, εντοπίζω
n. - απομονωμένο βακτηρίδιο

Italiano (Italian)
isolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - isolar
n. - isolado (m)

Русский (Russian)
изолировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aislar, incomunicar, separar
n. - persona o cosa aislada, persona en cuarentena
adj. - aislado, incomunicado, separado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - isolera, renodla (bakteriol.)
n. - isolat

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使隔离, 使绝缘, 使孤立, 隔离种群, 隔离的, 分离的, 孤立的, 单独的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使隔離, 使絕緣, 使孤立
n. - 隔離種群
adj. - 隔離的, 分離的, 孤立的, 單獨的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 고립시키다, 분리하다
n. - 고립된 사람
adj. - 고립된, 격리한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 孤立させる, 隔離する, 分離する, 絶縁する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطرد, يعزل (الاسم) المنعزل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮בודד, שם בבידוד (רפואי), הכין ריכוז טהור של חומר, הרחיק מהחברה‬
n. - ‮אדם, קבוצה או דבר המוצבים בבידוד כדי לחקרם, דבר מבודד, אדם מסוגר, שפה ללא קשרים עם שפות אחרות, מין של בעלי-חיים המבודד גיאוגרפית ממינים אחרים‬
adj. - ‮בודד, מבודד‬

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