ISOLATE

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

Etymology

Verb

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.

Noun

isolate (plural isolates)

Something that has been isolated.

Anagrams

• 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