Definition of isolate Isolate

/ajˈsʌlejˌt/ - [aysuleyt] - i•so•late

We found 17 definitions of isolate from 6 different sources.

What does isolate mean?

WordNet

Verb isolates, isolating, isolated
isolate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
		insulate
		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"
isolate - obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
		acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
		chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
		preisolate isolate beforehand
isolate - separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
		class, assort, sort, classify, sort out, separate arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
		psychological science, psychology the science of mental life
isolate - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
		sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart
		disunite, part, divide, separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"

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Wiktionary

isolate (Noun)
Something that has been isolated.
isolate (Verb)
To set apart or cut off from others.
isolate (Verb)
To place in quarantine or isolation.
isolate (Verb)
To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
isolate (Verb)
To insulate, or make free of external influence.
isolate (Verb)
To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
isolate (Verb)
To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

isolate (v. t.)
To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.
isolate (v. t.)
To insulate. See Insulate.
isolate (v. t.)
To separate from all foreign substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

isolate
To set apart from others.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

isolate
ī′so-lāt, or is′o-lāt, v.t. to place in a detached situation, like an island.—adj. Is′olable (chem.), capable of being separated from any other substance: capable of being obtained pure.—n. Isolā′tion. [It. isolare—isola—L. insula, an island.]