insulate
Verb
Verb Forms: insulated, insulating, insulates
- To protect by interposing material that prevents passage.
- protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
- "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
- place or set apart
- To separate, detach, or isolate.
- To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
Examples
- Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.
- He tried to INSULATE his premium squares from his opponent’s high-value tiles.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin īnsula (“isle, island”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or from Late Latin īnsulātus (“made an island”), see etymology at -ate. First attested in the 16th century; the general verb īnsulō (“insulate”) is attested only in New Latin and postdates the English term, but influence from an otherwise unattested Medieval Latin counterpart cannot be ruled out. Piecewise doublet of isolate.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
insulate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordinsulate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
insulate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
insulate: valid Words With Friends Word