Definition

1. Noun:

   • A period or state of enforced isolation: A restriction on the movement of people, animals, or goods intended to prevent the spread of disease or pests. This is typically imposed on those who have been exposed to a contagious illness but are not yet symptomatic.
   • The place where such isolation is enforced: The location, such as a facility or a specific area, where the isolation occurs.

2. Verb:

   • To impose isolation on: To place a person, animal, or thing into a state of quarantine to prevent the potential spread of a contagious disease.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The ship was placed under quarantine for 40 days upon arrival.
  • Travelers from the affected region had to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine.

• Verb:

  • All imported plants are quarantined at the border for inspection.
  • The health authorities quarantined the entire building after the outbreak was confirmed.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in quarantine": To be in a state of enforced isolation.

  • She is in quarantine after testing positive for the virus.

• "To lift a quarantine": To officially end a period of isolation.

  • The government lifted the quarantine on the affected town.

• "Quarantine period": The specific duration for which isolation is required.

  • The standard quarantine period for the disease is ten days.

Variants and Related Words

• Quarantinable (adj): Capable of or subject to being placed in quarantine.

  • The virus is a quarantinable disease.

• Pre-quarantine (n/adj): Actions or a state before the official imposition of quarantine.

  • Pre-quarantine screening helped identify potential cases.

Synonyms

• Isolation: The process of separating sick people from healthy people.
• Seclusion: The state of being private and away from other people.
• Segregation: The action of setting someone or something apart from others.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Quarantine" is not commonly used with particles to form standard phrasal verbs. The verb is typically used transitively.)

Related Idioms

• "To be out of quarantine": To have completed the required isolation period.

  • He was finally out of quarantine and could return to work.

• "A quarantine on/against something": A figurative restriction to prevent the spread of an undesirable influence (e.g., ideas, practices).

  • The country imposed a cultural quarantine on foreign media.

Noun

1. isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
2. enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease

Verb

1. place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
   • My dog was quarantined before he could live in England