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səˌleɪt, ˈɪns verb (used with object), in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing.
1.
2.
to place in an isolated situation or condition; segregate.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to prevent or reduce the transmission of electricity, heat, or sound to or from (a body, device, or region) by surrounding with a nonconducting material |
| 2. | to isolate or detach |
| [C16: from Late Latin insulātus: made into an island] | |
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Word Origin & History
insulate
1538, "make into an island," from L. insulatus (see insular). Sense of "cause a person or thing to be detached from surroundings" is from 1785. Electrical/chemical sense of "block from electricity or heat" is from 1742. Insulation "insulating material" is from 1870.
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Example sentences
The warmed air traveled through a duct and across enclosed, insulated storage bins built into the walls of the house.
The machinery on the seafloor, therefore, has to be well insulated.
They are insulated by thick hair, and their wide, fur-covered feet act as natural snowshoes.
Insulated from the reality of rising world prices, consumers guzzle more oil than if they had to pay full market prices.
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