isolate
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
isolates;
isolated;
isolating
isolates;
isolated;
isolating
Britannica Dictionary definition of ISOLATE
[+ object]
1
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to put or keep (someone or something) in a place or situation that is separate from others
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These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically.
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Certain patients must be isolated in a separate ward.
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When he wants to work, he isolates himself in his office and won't talk to anyone.
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Certain patients must be isolated from the others in a separate ward.
2
a
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to find and deal with (something, such as a problem) by removing other possibilities
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It may take several days to isolate the problem. [=to find out exactly what the problem is]
b
technical
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to separate (something, such as a chemical) from another substance
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to get (something) or an amount of (something) that is not mixed with or attached to anything else
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Scientists have isolated the gene/virus that causes the disease.
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The chemical/compound was originally isolated from a kind of seaweed.
