isolate

Meanings

• Verb

  Separate or keep apart (someone or something) from others.

  - "The scientist chose to isolate himself from the outside world to focus on his research."
  - "The disease can be spread easily and it's important to isolate those infected."

• Verb

  Make (a person or group) separate and self-contained.

  - "The government decided to isolate the rebel group from the rest of the population."
  - "The company wanted to isolate its most profitable division from the competition."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with isolate
apart , harp , hearth , art , heart

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Variants

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isolate , isolated , isolates , isolating , isolator , isolators , self-isolate , self-isolated , self-isolates , self-isolating

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Etymology

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From the Late Latin word 'isolatus', past participle of 'isolare', which means 'to separate'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'isolate' is also used in science to describe a single organism or compound that is being studied in isolation from others.

2. The word 'isolate' comes from the Latin word 'isola', meaning 'island'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Quarantine: A state, period, or place where people or animals are kept separate from others because of the presence or risk of contagious disease.

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Culture

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In literature, 'isolate' is often used to describe characters who are separated from society or others. For example, in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart', the narrator is an isolate who becomes consumed by his own paranoia and guilt.

How to Memorize "isolate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person or group being separated from others by a physical barrier, such as a wall or fence.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'isolate' as meaning 'separate' or 'apart'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'isolate' as 'I Separate Others Together Alone'.

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