isolate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈaɪsəleɪt/

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others. / (transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation. / (transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.

Japanese Meaning

他と分離する、切り離す / 隔離する / （化学的に）単離する、純粋な形に分離する

What is this buttons?

To prevent contamination, lab technicians isolate the infected samples in a separate room.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

汚染を防ぐために、研究室の技術者は感染した試料を別室に隔離する。

Details

Sense（1）

(transitive) To set apart or cut off from others.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To place in quarantine or isolation.

Sense（3）

(transitive, chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.

Sense（4）

(transitive) To insulate, or make free of external influence.

One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（5）

(transitive, microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.

Sense（6）

(transitive) To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.

Sense（7）

(intransitive) To self-isolate.

isolates

（ present singular third-person ）

isolating

（ participle present ）

isolated

（ participle past ）

isolated

（ past ）

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