Complete Definition of "isolate"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-isolate.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
back-form|isolated|nodot5, from F. term|isolé|langfr, from It. term|insolato|langit, from L. term|insulatus|langla (cognate with term|insulate).

Verb
en-verb|isolates|isolating|isolated|isolated

  1. transitive To set apart or cut off from others.
  2. transitive To place in quarantine or isolation.
  3. context|transitive|chemistry To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
  4. transitive To insulate, or make free of external influence.
  5. context|transitive|microbiology To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
  6. transitive To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.

Translations
trans-top|transitive: to set apart or cut off from others
Italian: t+|it|isolare
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Portuguese: t|pt|isolar
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trans-top|transitive: to place in quarantine or isolation
Italian: t+|it|isolare
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trans-top|transitive, chemistry: to separate a substance in pure form from a mixture
Italian: t+|it|isolare
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trans-top|transitive: to insulate, or make free of external influence
Italian: t+|it|isolare
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trans-top|transitive, microbiology: to separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture
Italian: t+|it|isolare
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trans-top|transitive: to insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity
Italian: t+|it|isolare
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ttbc|French: isoler
ttbc|Spanish: aislar
ttbc|Telugu: వ�ర���య� (vaeruchaeyu)
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Noun
en-noun

  1. Something that has been isolated.

Translations
trans-top|something that has been isolate
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Portuguese: t-|pt|isolamento|m
Spanish: t|es|aislante|m
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Related terms
isolatable pos_a
isolated pos_a
isolating pos_a
isolation pos_n
isolationism pos_n
isolative pos_a


Italian

Adjective
infl|it|adjective form|plural

  1. feminine of|isolato#Adjective|isolato

Verb
infl|it|verb form

  1. form of|second-person plural|Second-person plural present tense|isolare
  2. form of|Second-person plural imperative|isolare
  3. form of|Feminine plural past participle|isolare

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