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isolate

/ isolate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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
verb Sense 2
obtain in pure form
"The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
Type of:
get acquire
Kinds of:
preisolate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
verb Sense 3
separate (experiences) fromt he emotions relating to them
Type of:
classify class sort
Derived:
isolation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
psychology psychological science
verb Sense 4
set apart from others
"The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
Type of:
separate disunite divide
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
49%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
2
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discriminate separate single out segregate ghettoize ghettoise cloister seclude get acquire preisolate classify