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isolate

i·so·late
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [verb ahy-suh-leyt; noun, adjective ahy-suh-lit, -leyt]
    • /verb ˈaɪ səˌleɪt; noun, adjective ˈaɪ sə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/
    • /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb ahy-suh-leyt; noun, adjective ahy-suh-lit, -leyt]
    • /verb ˈaɪ səˌleɪt; noun, adjective ˈaɪ sə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/

Definitions of isolate word

  • verb with object isolate to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone. 1
  • verb with object isolate Medicine/Medical. to keep (an infected person) from contact with noninfected persons; quarantine. 1
  • verb with object isolate Chemistry, Bacteriology. to obtain (a substance or microorganism) in an uncombined or pure state. 1
  • verb with object isolate Electricity. to insulate. 1
  • verb with object isolate Television. to single out (a person, action, etc.) for a camera closeup. 1
  • noun isolate a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study. 1

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Origin of isolate

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; back formation from isolated

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Isolate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

isolate popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

isolate usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for isolate

verb isolate

  • cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
  • separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • segregate — to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals.
  • detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
  • divorce — a divorced man.

adjective isolate

  • blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
  • on one's own — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
  • off the beaten track — formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass.
  • seclusive — tending to seclude, especially oneself.
  • unescorted — a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy: An escort of sailors accompanied the queen.

noun isolate

  • misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • hater — a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination): I'm a big hater of opera. Are you a dog-hater?

Antonyms for isolate

verb isolate

  • include — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
  • attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
  • combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
  • connect — If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
  • couple — If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.

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