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To keep apart or separate from others
“If a pupil does not behave, isolate him from the rest of the pupils.”
To detach or disconnect from a whole
“As the branch was not judicially equivalent to a free-standing entity, it was inappropriate in the circumstances to isolate the branch from the rest of the corporation.”
To select one from a group and treat differently
“Tarkin had used his new authority to put together this supersecret think-tank installation, where he could isolate the most brilliant scientists and theoreticians.”
To enclose or block off an area
“It will be necessary to isolate the crime scene to prevent contamination of evidence.”
To cut oneself off from a group or society
“The individual in quest of his salvation tends to isolate himself from the world.”
To cause to feel disenfranchised or uncared for
“These measures will further isolate and disenfranchise the fishing community.”
To identify, spot or recognize something or someone (from a group)
“Using this approach, we were able to isolate the problem and determine ways to address it.”
To disconnect or detach one thing from another
To remove or take out, especially by effort or force
To enclose or isolate (within) an area, especially with a fence
(biochemistry) To ascertain the sequence of amino-acid or nucleotide residues in (a protein, DNA, etc.)
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a deserted island
To oust or exclude someone from a group or place
To restrict or stipulate for a specific purpose
To restrict (something) to a particular place
To highlight or outline a differentiating or important feature
Plural for a person who chooses to live alone
“He apparently had survived and lived as an isolate for at least two years.”
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