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Isolate for Dummies

verb

pronunciation: 'aɪsə,leɪt

What does Isolate really mean?

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Isolate is a word that we use to describe when something or someone is separated or alone. It's like when you feel by yourself and no one else is around. Think about when you're sitting in your room with the door closed and you can't hear anyone else in the house. You are in a state of isolation because you are all by yourself. Make sense so far? Great!

Isolate can also mean to separate something or someone from others. Imagine you have a bag of colorful candies, and you want to pick out all the red ones. So, you start to separate the red candies from all the other ones. What are you doing? That's right, you are isolating the red candies! You are taking them out and putting them by themselves. By doing this, you are isolating the red candies from the rest of the group.

So, when we use the word isolate, we are talking about being alone or separate. It's a way to describe when something or someone is all by itself, or when we separate one thing from a group of things. It's kind of like being in your own little world, or taking something out from a group and putting it by itself.

Do you have any examples of when you have felt isolated or when you have seen something being isolated? Let's talk about it and make sure you fully understand!


Revised and Fact checked by John Doe on 2023-10-29 04:18:24

Isolate In a sentece

Learn how to use Isolate inside a sentece

  • When you go to sleep, you can isolate yourself from noise by closing your bedroom door.
  • If you have a contagious illness, your doctor may tell you to isolate yourself from others to prevent the spread of the disease.
  • During a power outage, you may feel isolated because you cannot use your electronic devices or see well in the dark.
  • When you study alone in a quiet room, you can isolate yourself from distractions and focus better on your work.
  • If you have a favorite song but don't want to hear the other sounds in a noisy environment, you can use headphones to isolate the music.

Isolate Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

insulate keep apart sequester sequestrate set apart

Isolate Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

acquire assort class classify discriminate disunite divide get part separate separate separate single out sort sort out

Isolate Hyponyms

Words that are more specific than the original word.

cloister ghettoise ghettoize maroon preisolate quarantine seclude segregate sequester sequestrate withdraw

Isolate Category

The domain category to which the original word belongs.

chemical science chemistry psychological science psychology