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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Insulate \In"su*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulated}; p. pr &
vb n. {Insulating}.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr insula
island. See {Isle}, and cf {Isolate}.]
1. To make an island of [Obs.] --Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no
communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to
separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o?
electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the
interposition of nonconductors.
{Insulating stool} (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or
some other nonconductor of electricity, used for
insulating a person or any object placed upon it
more about insulating
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