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insulate

/ insulate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
protect from heat, cold, noise, etc. by surrounding with insulating material
"We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
weatherstrip soundproof
Derived:
insulating material insulant insulation insulator dielectric
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
place or set apart
"They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
Type of:
discriminate separate single out
Kinds of:
segregate ghettoize ghettoise cloister seclude
Derived:
insulation insularity insularism detachment isolation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
48%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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change alter modify weatherstrip soundproof discriminate separate single out segregate ghettoize ghettoise cloister