isolate

[ahy-suh-leyt, ahy-suh-lit, -leyt] / ˈaɪ səˌleɪt, ˈaɪ sə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

VERB

cut off, set apart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confine detach disconnect disengage divide insulate remove segregate separate sequester

STRONG

abstract divorce part quarantine seclude sever sunder

WEAK

block off close off island keep apart

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach combine connect couple desegregate gather join link unite

WEAK

include incorporate integrate mingle

Example Sentences

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Researchers who have tried to isolate the performance of momentum stocks have found reliable evidence that the strategy tends to outperform over time.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

More than a dozen Americans exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship earlier this spring might soon be allowed to leave a Nebraska quarantine unit and isolate at home for three more weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo's World Cup squad have been told to isolate for 21 days before they can enter the US because of the Ebola outbreak.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"We were able to isolate an intermediate structure from our ruthenium complex formation reaction and characterize this with single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Surprisingly, we found the structure to be doubly ring-slipped," says Takebayashi.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

He argued that Fort Detrick was closer to the outbreak than was the C.D.C., in Atlanta, and therefore it was appropriate for the Army to have the samples and try to isolate the virus.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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