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Isolate Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Isolate has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

Something that has been isolated.

"The lone tree stood completely isolated at the edge of the forest, cut off from all other vegetation by years of erosion."

Verb
1

place or set apart

"They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"

2

obtain in pure form

"The chemist managed to isolate the compound"

3

set apart from others

"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

4

separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

"He managed to isolate his recent failure from his self-worth so he could move forward without being paralyzed by shame."

5

To set apart or cut off from others.

"After his outburst, he retreated to his room to isolate himself until everyone had calmed down."

Example Sentences
"They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" verb
"The chemist managed to isolate the compound" verb
"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
discriminate get separate classify
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
segregate ghettoize cloister seclude quarantine maroon preisolate
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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