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i⋅so⋅late

  [v. ahy-suh-leyt; n., adj. ahy-suh-lit, -leyt] verb, -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing, noun, adjective
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–verb (used with object)
1. to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
2. Medicine/Medical. to keep (an infected person) from contact with noninfected persons; quarantine.
3. Chemistry, Bacteriology. to obtain (a substance or microorganism) in an uncombined or pure state.
4. Electricity. to insulate.
5. Television. to single out (a person, action, etc.) for a camera closeup.
–noun
6. a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
7. Psychology. a person, often shy or lacking in social skills, who avoids the company of others and has no friends within a group.
8. Biology. an inbreeding population that is isolated from similar populations by physiological, behavioral, or geographic barriers.
9. Also called language isolate. Linguistics. a language with no demonstrable genetic relationship, as Basque.
10. something that has been isolated, as a by-product in a manufacturing process: an isolate of soy flour.
–adjective
11. isolated; alone.
Origin:
1800–10; back formation from isolated

Related forms:
i⋅so⋅la⋅tor, noun
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i·so·late   (ī'sə-lāt')   
tr.v.   i·so·lat·ed, i·so·lat·ing, i·so·lates
  1. To set apart or cut off from others.
  2. To place in quarantine.
  3. Chemistry To separate (a substance) in pure form from a combined mixture.
  4. To render free of external influence; insulate.
  5. Microbiology To separate (a pure strain) from a mixed bacterial or fungal culture.
  6. Psychology To separate (experiences or memories) from the emotions relating to them.
  7. Electricity
    1. To set apart (a component, circuit, or system) from a source of electricity.
    2. To insulate or shield.
adj.   (-lĭt, -lāt')
Solitary; alone.
n.   (-lĭt, -lāt')
  1. A person, thing, or group that has been isolated, as by geographic, ecologic, or social barriers.
  2. Biology A population of bacteria or other cells that has been isolated.
  3. Linguistics A language isolate.

[Back-formation from isolated.]
i'so·la'tor n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to separate from others: a mountain that isolated the village from larger towns; insulated herself from the chaos surrounding her; a celebrity who was secluded from public scrutiny; segregated the infectious patients in a special ward; sequestering a jury during its deliberations.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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