Definition of insulate Insulate
/ɪˈnsʌlejˌt/ - [insuleyt] - in•su•late
We found 9 definitions of insulate from 5 different sources.
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| insulate - protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came" | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| weatherstrip provide with weatherstripping; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in" | ||
| soundproof insulate against noise; "Proust had his apartment soundproofed" | ||
| insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" | ||
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| single out, discriminate, separate select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance" | ||
| segregate separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims" | ||
| ghettoise, ghettoize put in a ghetto; "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized" | ||
| cloister seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office" | ||
| seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" | ||
| quarantine place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England" | ||
| maroon leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- insulate (v. t.)
To make an island of. - insulate (v. t.)
To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate. - insulate (v. t.)
To prevent the transfer o/ electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors.
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insulate
To set apart from others.
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🔤- insulate, verb, present, 1st person singular of insulate (infinitive).
- insulate, verb (infinitive).
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