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in·su·late

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–verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.

1.	to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.

2.	to place in an isolated situation or condition; segregate.

[Origin: 1530–40; < L insulātus made into an island. See insula, -ate¹

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tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates

To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate.
To prevent the passage of heat, electricity, or sound into or out of, especially by surrounding with a nonconducting material.

[Latin īnsula, island + -ate¹.]

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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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insulate
verb
1.	protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
2.	place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" [syn: isolate]

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insulate [ˈinsjuleit] verb

to cover, protect or separate (something) with a material that does not let especially electrical currents or heat etc pass through it
Example: Rubber and plastic are used for insulating electric wires and cables.

Arabic:	يَعْزِل، يُغَطّي بمادةٍ عازِلَه
Chinese (Simplified):	使绝缘
Chinese (Traditional):	使絕緣
Czech:	izolovat
Danish:	isolere
Dutch:	isoleren
Estonian:	eraldama
Finnish:	eristää
French:	isoler
German:	isolieren
Greek:	μονώνω
Hungarian:	szigetel
Icelandic:	einangra
Indonesian:	melindungi
Italian:	isolare

Japanese:	絶縁する
Korean:	절연하다
Latvian:	izolēt; norobežot
Lithuanian:	izoliuoti
Norwegian:	isolere
Polish:	izolować
Portuguese (Brazil):	isolar
Portuguese (Portugal):	isolar
Romanian:	a izola
Russian:	изолировать
Slovak:	izolovať
Slovenian:	izolirati
Spanish:	aislar
Swedish:	isolera
Turkish:	yalıtmak, izole etmek

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Insulate

In"su*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Insulating.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate.]

1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant.

2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.

3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o? electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors.

Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it.

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