HyperDic: quarantine

English > 3 senses of the word quarantine:
NOUNstatequarantineenforced isolation / isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
actquarantineisolation / isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
VERBchangequarantineplace into enforced isolation / isolation, as for medical reasons
quarantine > pronunciation
Soundskwao'rahntiy.n
RhymesAberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...
English > quarantine: 3 senses > noun 1, state
Meaningenforced isolation / isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease.
BroaderisolationA state of separation between persons or groups
Spanishcuarentena
Catalanquarantena, quarentena
Verbsquarantineplace into enforced isolation / isolation, as for medical reasons
English > quarantine: 3 senses > noun 2, act
Meaningisolation / isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease.
Broaderisolation, closing offThe act of isolating something
Spanishcuarentena
Catalanquarantena
Verbsquarantineplace into enforced isolation / isolation, as for medical reasons
English > quarantine: 3 senses > verb 1, change
Meaningplace into enforced isolation / isolation, as for medical reasons.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example"My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
Broaderisolate, insulateplace or set apart
Spanishponer en cuarentena
Nounsquarantineisolation / isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
quarantineenforced isolation / isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease

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