isolate

isolate
i|so|late [ˈaısəleıt] v [T]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: isolated]
1.) to separate one person, group, or thing from other people or things
The town was isolated by the floods.
The US has sought to isolate Cuba both economically and politically.
isolate sb from sb
Presley's phenomenal early success isolated him from his friends.
isolate sb from sth
New-born babies must be isolated from possible contamination.
2.) if you isolate an idea, problem etc, you consider it separately from other things that are connected with it
isolate sth from sth
It is impossible to isolate political responsibility from moral responsibility.
3.) technical to separate a substance, disease etc from other substances so that it can be studied
isolate sth from sth
The hepatitis B virus has been isolated from breast milk.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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