isolate, insulate
(verb) place or set apart; “They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates”
sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
(verb) set apart from others; “The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on”
isolate
(verb) obtain in pure form; “The chemist managed to isolate the compound”
isolate
(verb) separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
Source: WordNet® 3.1
isolate (third-person singular simple present isolates, present participle isolating, simple past and past participle isolated)
(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.
(transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.
(transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
(transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.
(transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
(transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
isolate (plural isolates)
Something that has been isolated.
• Aeolist, et alios, tea oils
Source: Wiktionary
I"so*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Isolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Isolating.] Etym: [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to isolate, fr. isola island, L. insula. See 2d Isle, and cf. Insulate.]
1. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others. Short isolated sentences were the mode in which ancient wisdom delighted to convey its precepts. Bp. Warburton.
2. (Elec.)
Definition: To insulate. See Insulate.
3. (Chem.)
Definition: To separate from all foreign substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
