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Adjective: quarantined  'kwor-un,teend or 'kwór-un,teend [N. Amer], 'kwó-run,teend [Brit]
  1. Under forced isolation especially for health reasons
    "a quarantined animal";
    - isolated
Verb: quarantine  'kwor-un,teen or 'kwór-un,teen [N. Amer], 'kwó-run,teen [Brit]
  1. Place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
    "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"

See also: segregated, unintegrated

Type of: insulate, isolate

Encyclopedia: Quarantined

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