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1. Separate in order to protect or prevent interaction
   "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
   - insulate
    
2. Obtain in pure form
   "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
    
3. Set apart from others
   "The dentist isolates the tooth he is working on"
   - sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart
    
4. Separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

Derived forms: isolates, isolating, isolated

See also: isolable, isolation

Type of: acquire, assort, class, classify, discriminate, disunite, divide, get, part, separate, single out, sort, sort out

Encyclopedia: Isolate