Definition of quarantine Quarantine

/kwɔˈɹʌntiˌn/ - [kworunteen] - quar•an•tine

We found 24 definitions of quarantine from 8 different sources.

What does quarantine mean?

Noun Plural: quarantines
quarantine - isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
		closing off, isolation the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
quarantine - enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
		isolation the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
Verb quarantines, quarantining, quarantined
quarantine - place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
		insulate, isolate protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"

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quarantine (Noun)
A desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days according to the Bible.
quarantine (Noun)
A grace period of 40 days during which a widow has the right to remain in her dead husband's home, regardless of the inheritance.
quarantine (Noun)
A sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed to be infected.
quarantine (Noun)
Such official detention of a ship at or off port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
quarantine (Noun)
A certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
quarantine (Noun)
A certain period of time during which a person is isolated to determine whether they've been infected with a contagious disease.
quarantine (Noun)
Any rigorous measure of isolation, regardless of the reason.
quarantine (Noun)
A record system kept by port health authorities in order to monitor and prevent the spread of contagious diseases.
quarantine (Noun)
A place where email messages or other files which are suspected of harboring a virus are stored.
quarantine (Verb)
To retain in obligatory isolation or separation, as a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
quarantine (Verb)
To put in isolation as if by quarantine.

quarantine (n.)
A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.
quarantine (n.)
Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.
quarantine (n.)
The period of forty days during which the widow had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of which her husband died seized.
quarantine (v. t.)
To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine.

quarantine
Isolation of people who are susceptible to be contagious to prevent an illness from spreading.
quarantine
To put in isolation as if by quarantine.

quarantine
kwor′an-tēn, n. a forced abstinence from communication with the shore which ships are compelled to undergo when they are last from some port where certain infectious diseases are raging—the time originally forty days: (coll.) the isolation of a person, house, district, &c. afflicted with or recovering from contagious disease.—v.t. to prohibit from intercourse from fear of infection.—adj. Quarantin′able, admitting of, or controlled by, quarantine.—Quarantine flag, a yellow flag displayed by a ship to signify the presence on board of contagious disease. [Fr. quarantaine—L. quadraginta, forty—quatuor, four.]

quarantine
the state of the persons who are restrained within the limits of a ship, or lazaretto; or otherwise prevented from having a free communication with the inhabitants of any country, till the expiration of an appointed time, during which they are repeatedly examined with regard to their health. It is chiefly intended to prevent the importation of the plague, from the countries under the dominion of the Turks.

quarantine
Is, at most, a seclusion of forty days, from a free communication with the inhabitants of any country, in order to prevent the importation of the plague, or any other infectious disorder, either by persons or goods. The quarantine laws originated in the Council of Health at Venice in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. (See LAZARETTO.)

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quarantine, verb, present, 1st person singular of quarantine (infinitive).
quarantine, verb (infinitive).
quarantine, noun, singular of quarantines.