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verb
- 1. cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others: "a country which is isolated from the rest of the world" Similar Opposite
- 2. identify (something) and examine or deal with it separately: "his difficulty will be to isolate the factors which are most significant" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person or thing that has been or become isolated: "social isolates often become careless of their own welfare"
- 2. a culture of microorganisms isolated for study.
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ISOLATE definition: 1. to separate something from other things with which it is connected or mixed: 2. to keep a…. Learn more.
Isolate definition: to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.. See examples of ISOLATE used in a sentence.
The meaning of ISOLATE is to set apart from others; also : quarantine. How to use isolate in a sentence.
To isolate a person or organization means to cause them to lose their friends or supporters. This policy could isolate the country from the other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. [VERB noun + from] Political influence is being used to shape public opinion and isolate critics. [VERB noun]
When you remove or set apart one thing from others, you isolate it. You could isolate yourself from people by living in a remote hut or, if you're a biologist, you could isolate a chromosome.
ISOLATION definition: 1. the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you feel unhappy: 2. the fact that…. Learn more.
a. To cause to be alone or apart, as in being inaccessible or unable to move about: The police isolated the area until more help could arrive. b. To place in quarantine. c. To cause to become socially or politically unengaged or ostracized: an immigrant who was isolated by his poor language skills. d.