HyperDic: isolate

English > 4 senses of the word isolate:
VERBchangeisolate, insulateplace or set apart
changeisolateobtain in pure form
changeisolate, sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apartset apart from others
cognitionisolateseparate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
isolate > pronunciation
Soundsay'sahley.t
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English > isolate: 4 senses > verb 1, change
Meaningplace or set apart.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example"They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
Synonyminsulate
Narrowercloisterseclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
ghettoize, ghettoiseput in a ghetto
maroonLeave stranded on a desert island without resources / resources
quarantineplace into enforced isolation / isolation, as for medical reasons
seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdrawKeep away from others
segregateseparate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
Broaderdiscriminate, separate, single outtreat differently on the basis of sex / sex or race
Spanishaislar
Catalanaïllar-se, aïllar, isolar-se, isolar
Adjectivesisolablecapable of being isolated / isolated / isolated or disjoined
Nounsisolationa state of separation between persons or groups
English > isolate: 4 senses > verb 2, change
MeaningObtain in pure form.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Example"The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
Categorychemistry, chemical scienceThe science of matter
Narrowerpreisolateisolate beforehand
Broaderget, acquireCome into the possession of something concrete or abstract
Spanishaislar
Catalanaïllar
Adjectivesisolablecapable of being isolated / isolated / isolated or disjoined
English > isolate: 4 senses > verb 3, change
Meaningset apart from others.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymssequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart
Broaderseparate, disunite, divide, partForce, take, or pull apart
Spanishaislar, mantener aislado, poner aparte, segregar, separar
Catalanaïllar, isolar, separar
English > isolate: 4 senses > verb 4, cognition
Meaningseparate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Categorypsychology, psychological scienceThe science of mental life
Broaderclassify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separateArrange or order by classes or categories / categories
Adjectivesisolablecapable of being isolated / isolated / isolated or disjoined
Nounsisolation(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally / originally associated with it

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