Isolate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Isolate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Isolate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
isolate v place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" Synonym(s): isolate, insulate obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound" set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" Synonym(s): sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Isolate \I"so*late\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Isolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Isolating}.] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to isolate, fr. isola island, L. insula. See 2d {Isle}, and cf. {Insulate}.] 1. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others. Short isolated sentences were the mode in which ancient wisdom delighted to convey its precepts. --Bp. Warburton. 2. (Elec.) To insulate. See {Insulate}. 3. (Chem.) To separate from all foreign substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state.