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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Isolate \I"so*late\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Isolated}; p.
pr & vb n. {Isolating}.] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to
isolate, fr isola island, L. insula. See 2d {Isle}, and cf
{Insulate}.]
1. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or
alone; to insulate; to separate from others
Short isolated sentences were the mode in which
ancient wisdom delighted to convey its precepts.
--Bp.
Warburton
2. (Elec.) To insulate. See {Insulate}.
3. (Chem.) To separate from all foreign substances; to make
pure; to obtain in a free state.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
isolate
v 1: place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners
from the other inmates" [syn: {insulate}]
2: obtain in pure form in chemistry or medicine
3: set apart from others "The dentist sequesters the tooth he
is working on" [syn: {sequester}, {sequestrate}, {keep
apart}, {set apart}]
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