language-isolate
language isolate
noun
isolate ( def 9 ).
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i·so·late
[v. ahy-suh-leyt; n., adj. ahy-suh-lit, -leyt] verb, i·so·lat·ed, i·so·lat·ing, noun, adjective 
səˌleɪt; 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.
Related forms
i·so·la·tor, noun
re·i·so·late, verb (used with object), re·i·so·lat·ed, re·i·so·lat·ing.
un·i·so·late, verb (used with object), un·i·so·lat·ed, un·i·so·lat·ing.
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World English Dictionary
| isolate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to place apart; cause to be alone |
| 2. | med to quarantine (a person or animal) having or suspected of having a contagious disease |
| 3. | to obtain (a compound) in an uncombined form |
| 4. | to obtain pure cultures of (bacteria, esp those causing a particular disease) |
| 5. | electronics to prevent interaction between (circuits, components, etc); insulate |
| —n | |
| 6. | an isolated person or group |
| [C19: back formation from isolated, via Italian from Latin insulātus, literally: made into an island; see | |
| 'isolable | |
| —adj | |
| isola'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'isolator | |
| —n | |
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isolate i·so·late (ī'sə-lāt')
v. i·so·lat·ed, i·so·lat·ing, i·so·lates
To set apart or cut off from others.
To place in quarantine.
To separate a pure strain from a mixed bacterial or fungal culture.
To separate or remove a chemical substance out of a combined mixture.
To separate experiences or memories from the emotions relating to them.
A bacterial or fungal strain that has been isolated.
i'so·la'tor n.
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