isolate

/'aisəleit/

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Word: Isolate

Part of Speech: Verb

Basic Meaning: To separate something or someone from others.

Simple Explanation:

When you "isolate" something, you keep it alone or apart from other things. For example, if you have a sick person, you might isolate them to prevent the illness from spreading to others.

Usage Instructions:

• Use "isolate" when you want to talk about keeping something separate.
• It can refer to people, objects, or situations.

Example Sentences:

1. People: "The doctor decided to isolate the patient to stop the infection from spreading."
2. Objects: "In the lab, scientists isolate the chemical to study its properties."
3. Emotions: "After the accident, she tried to isolate her feelings from the experience to think clearly."

Advanced Usage:

In more complex contexts, "isolate" can refer to: - Emotional Isolation: Separating one’s feelings from experiences to cope better. - Scientific Isolation: Obtaining a pure substance from a mixture in chemistry.

Word Variants:

• Isolation (noun): The state of being isolated.
  • Example: "Many people feel loneliness and isolation during winter."
• Isolated (adjective): Describing something that is separate or alone.
  • Example: "They live in an isolated village far from the city."

Different Meanings:

1. Emotional Isolation: Keeping feelings separate from experiences to manage them better.
2. Physical Isolation: Keeping people or objects apart for safety or study purposes.

Synonyms:

• Separate
• Seclude
• Segregate
• Insulate

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• "Isolate oneself": To choose to be alone or apart from others.
  • Example: "After the breakup, she decided to isolate herself for a while to heal."
• "Isolated incident": An event that is not connected to other events or does not happen often.
  • Example: "The robbery was an isolated incident and not part of a larger problem."

Summary:

To "isolate" means to separate something from others, whether it be a person, object, or even feelings. It is used in various contexts, from everyday situations to scientific experiments.

Academic

Verb

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

Synonyms

• sequester
• sequestrate
• keep apart
• set apart
• insulate