isolate
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Definition of isolate
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isolate
adjective
, -ˌlāt also ˈi-\
isolate
noun
, -ˌlāt also ˈi-\
Definition of isolate (Entry 3 of 3)
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Verb
also ˈi- \
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for isolate
Synonyms: Verb
cut off, insulate, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester
Synonyms: Noun
anchorite, eremite, hermit, recluse, solitary
Antonyms: Verb
desegregate, integrate, reintegrate
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Examples of isolate in a Sentence
Verb
These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically. Certain patients must be isolated in a separate ward. When he wants to work, he isolates himself in his office and won't talk to anyone. Scientists have isolated the gene that causes the disease.Noun
interpersonal relationships are very stressful for him, so he lives as a virtual isolate on the Upper West Side of Manhattan
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New republics became as oppressive, insular, and isolated as Spain had encouraged its colonies to be. — Tom Gjelten, Washington Post, "In Latin America, colonialism’s violent, seemingly inescapable legacy," 23 Aug. 2019 Because of a likely-to-change rule that mandates all consumable products in adult-use marijuana stores must contain marijuana, Ramsay was barred from selling his goods, made with a 99 percent CBD isolate, to dispensaries to stock on their shelves. — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, "CBD vending machines: Lakewood company hopes to utilize point-of-sale systems to drive revenue," 22 Aug. 2019 In a letter to church leaders this week, Mnangagwa blamed the country's economic situation on the natural disasters and decades of Western sanctions which has isolated the country for many decades. — Mark Chingono, Bukola Adebayo And Brent Swails, CNN, "Violence escalates in Zimbabwe as court rules against opposition protests," 16 Aug. 2019 Meyer's early years Meyer, whose maiden name is Prideaux, described her childhood in a blighted area of Youngstown, Ohio, as isolated. — NBC News, "She was an American child bride. Now, Genevieve is fighting to stop it from happening to others.," 12 Aug. 2019 Unfortunately, this plays right into the bully’s hands. Bullies love isolating their targets, much as a wolf steers a calf away from the herd. — Anchorage Daily News, "What you need to know when a workplace bully takes you on," 6 Aug. 2019 The first time scientists in the state isolated the virus was in mosquitoes in Imperial County. — Soumya Karlamanglastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Two L.A. County residents are sick with West Nile — the county’s first cases of 2019," 5 Aug. 2019 One of the ways in which virtualization protects your machine is though isolating code. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "How Microsoft could make Windows 10 Pro the OS for PC enthusiasts," 30 July 2019 David Goldhaber-Gordon, a physicist at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and Feng Wang, a physicist at the University of California, Berkeley, and their colleagues followed a now-standard approach for isolating flakes of graphene. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "Trilayer graphene shows signs of superconductivity," 17 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Examples of these ingredients include (but aren’t limited to) soy protein isolate, high fructose corn syrup, fruit juice concentrate, gluten, maltodextrin, inulin, and gums. — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, "Ask an RD: What is processed food and just how bad is it?," 5 Aug. 2019 In more-digestible words ... The Impossible Burger’s main ingredients are soy protein isolate, sunflower oil and coconut oil. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Looking for the Impossible Burger in Louisville? We made it possible," 17 May 2017 Tyson's Raised & Rooted Nuggets are constructed from pea protein isolate, bamboo fiber and other plant ingredients. — Jacob Bunge, WSJ, "Tyson’s New Nuggets Swap In Peas for Chicken, as Meatless Frenzy Grows," 13 June 2019 Another study evaluated subjective anxiety and brain activity using 400 mg of isolate CBD, and found anxiolytic (a.k.a. — The Editors, Marie Claire, "10 Health Issues CBD Could Solve," 17 Apr. 2019 For example, Banza's version with pea protein isolate has 14 grams of protein per serving compared to Barilla’s 11 grams per serving. — Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping, "How Healthy Is Chickpea Pasta? A Dietitian Weighs In on Nutrition and Weight-Loss Benefits," 25 Mar. 2019 The hurricane could also produce heavy and excessive rainfall – up to 40 inches in isolates areas in the Carolinas and anywhere between six to 12 inches elsewhere in the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic region. — Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Fox News, "Hurricane Florence, 'storm of a lifetime,' generating 83-feet high waves as it barrels towards Carolina coast," 12 Sep. 2018 Salience is a fancy way of saying relevance; this network is important for helping a brain isolate and focus on only relevant stimuli from an environment filled with noise. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, "Inflammation is bad, including for those in the womb," 12 Apr. 2018 Of those isolates, about 25 percent produced carbapenem-thwarting enzymes called carbapenemases. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "“Nightmare” superbugs continue to lurk in US, but control efforts working," 4 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'isolate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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