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Definition isolate in American English

isolate verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈaɪsəˌleɪt/
1

to keep someone in a place away from other people

Example

Important witnesses are isolated from the media for their own safety.

Synonyms and related words
isolate exclude segregate
1.1

to keep a person or animal separate from others because they might have a disease that others could catch

Example

All the patients known to have been in contact with the virus were immediately isolated.

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isolate exclude segregate
1.2

to separate something such as an idea or a problem from others so that you can consider it by itself

Example

We need to isolate the cost of absenteeism to see how big the problem is.

Synonyms and related words
associate compartmentalize go by
1.3

to separate a substance from others using a scientific process

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separate spread out divide
2

to prevent a country or group from communicating with, doing business with, or getting support from other countries or groups

Example

The plan was to isolate the Bosnian Serbs until they agreed to the peace treaty.

Synonyms and related words
isolate exclude segregate
Definition isolate in American English