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isolate
('/aI/s/@/,l/eI/t )

verb (v)

  • place or set apart(verb.change)
    Example:
    They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates.
    Synonym:
    insulate
    source: wordnet30
  • obtain in pure form(verb.change)
    Example:
    The chemist managed to isolate the compound.
    source: wordnet30
  • set apart from others(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them(verb.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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