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isolate
What does isolate mean?
isolate (verb): place or set apart.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use isolate in a sentence?
- You should isolate yourself. (Tatoeba sentence #9585304 by Amastan, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce isolate?
/ˈaɪsəˌleɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does isolate come from?
Back-formation from isolated, from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from Latin īnsulātus (whence also insulate).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to isolate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “isolate” mean?
to mend, to repair
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to endure, undergo
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to multiply by two
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place or set apart
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