Isolate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

place or set apart

obtain in pure form

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaɪsəlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaɪsəlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaɪsəlˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈaɪsəlˌeɪt/.

Examples

They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
The chemist managed to isolate the compound
The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

set apart sequestrate sequester insulate keep apart

Parts of Speech

verb	place or set apart “They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates”
verb	obtain in pure form “The chemist managed to isolate the compound”
verb	set apart from others “The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on”
verb	separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

Word Forms

isolable	adjective	capable of being isolated or disjoined
isolation	noun	a state of separation between persons or groups
insulation	noun	the state of being isolated or detached

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

isolieren

platzieren oder auseinanderstellen

🇫🇷French

isoler

placer ou mettre à part

🇪🇸Spanish

aislar

colocar o apartar

🇮🇹Italian

isolare

posizionare o mettere da parte

🇳🇱Dutch

isoleren

plaatsen of apart zetten

🇵🇹Portuguese

isolar

colocar ou separar

🇷🇺Russian

изолировать

разместить или отделить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलग

अलग रखना या अलग करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন করা

স্থান বা পৃথক সেট

🇮🇳Tamil

தனிமைப்படுத்து

இடம் அல்லது ஒதுக்கி வைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒంటరిగా

ఉంచండి లేదా వేరుగా ఉంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वेगळे करणे

ठेवा किंवा वेगळे करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ કરવું

મૂકો અથવા અલગ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಿ

ಇರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുക

സ്ഥാപിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വേർതിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਲੱਗ-ਥਲੱਗ

ਰੱਖੋ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

الگ تھلگ

رکھیں یا الگ کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隔离

放置或分开

🇯🇵Japanese

隔離する

置くか離して置く

🇰🇷Korean

격리하다

배치하거나 따로 두다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cô lập

đặt hoặc tách riêng

🇹🇭Thai

แยกออกจากกัน

วางหรือแยกออกจากกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memisahkan

tempat atau dipisahkan

🇵🇭Filipino

ihiwalay

lugar o ihiwalay

🇲🇾Malay

mengasingkan

tempat atau diasingkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عزل

مكان أو فصل

🇮🇷Persian

منزوی کردن

قرار دادن یا جدا کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

izole etmek

yerleştirin veya ayırın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבוּדֵד

למקם או להפריד

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The primary meaning of 'isolate' is 'place or set apart'.

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In which domain is the word 'isolate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'isolate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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