Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Isolate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Isolate \I"so*late\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Isolated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Isolating}.] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to
isolate, fr. isola island, L. insula. See 2d {Isle}, and cf.
{Insulate}.]
1. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or
alone; to insulate; to separate from others.
Short isolated sentences were the mode in which
ancient wisdom delighted to convey its precepts.
--Bp.
Warburton.
2. (Elec.) To insulate. See {Insulate}.
3. (Chem.) To separate from all foreign substances; to make
pure; to obtain in a free state.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
isolate
v 1: place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners
from the other inmates" [syn: {insulate}]
2: obtain in pure form, in chemistry or medicine; "The chemist
managed to isolate the compound"
3: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he
is working on" [syn: {sequester}, {sequestrate}, {keep
apart}, {set apart}]
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