isolate

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulatus (whence also insulate), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). === Pronunciation === (verb) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/ (noun) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.sə.lət/ Hyphenation: i‧so‧late === Verb === isolate (third-person singular simple present isolates, present participle isolating, simple past and past participle isolated) (transitive) To set apart or cut off from others. Synonyms: (literary) enisle, (figuratively) quarantine (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation. Synonym: quarantine (transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture. (transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence. (transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture. (transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity. (intransitive) To self-isolate. Synonym: (figuratively or for medical reasons) self-quarantine ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === isolate (plural isolates) Something that has been isolated. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === isolate (not comparable) (literary) isolated. === Related terms === === Anagrams === Aeolist, et alios, tea oils == Interlingua == === Participle === isolate past participle of isolar == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== isolate feminine plural of isolato ==== Participle ==== isolate f pl feminine plural of isolato === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== isolate inflection of isolare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Anagrams === alitose, oliaste, solatie