Translate isolate | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of isolate
verb
Pronunciation:
/ˈīsəˌlāt/
[with object] cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others:a country that is isolated from the rest of the world identify (something) and examine or deal with it separately:you can’t isolate stress from the management context Chemistry &
Biology obtain or extract (a compound, microorganism, etc.) in a pure form. cut off the electrical or other connection to (something, especially a part of a supply network). place (a person or animal) in quarantine as a precaution against infectious or contagious disease.
noun
a person or thing that has been or become isolated:social isolates often become careless of their own welfare Biology a culture of microorganisms isolated for study.
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