isolate
Plural: isolates
Verb
Verb Forms: isolated, isolating, isolates
- To set apart from others; to separate.
- place or set apart
- "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
- obtain in pure form
- "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
- set apart from others
- separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
- To set apart or cut off from others.
- To place in quarantine or isolation.
- To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
- To insulate, or make free of external influence.
- To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
- To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
- To self-isolate.
Noun
- Something that has been isolated.
Adj
- isolated.
Examples
- She tried to ISOLATE her opponent’s high-scoring tiles, limiting their potential.
Origin / Etymology
Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulatus (whence also insulate).
Synonyms
insulate, keep apart, sequester, sequestrate, set apart, enisle, quarantine, self-quarantine
Scrabble Score: 7
isolate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordisolate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
isolate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary