English dictionary

isolate

/'/aI/s/@/,l/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

place or set apart

verb.change

Examples
They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates.

Synonyms insulate

Source: WordNet 3.0
obtain in pure form

verb.change

Examples
The chemist managed to isolate the compound.

Source: WordNet 3.0
set apart from others

verb.change

Synonyms keep apart sequester sequestrate set apart

Source: WordNet 3.0
separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

verb.cognition

Source: WordNet 3.0
To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.

verb

Source: webster1913