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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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"Nothing in and of itself will fix this but these activities will bring prices down. They won't isolate the UK - we're part of a global system - but they will bring prices down."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Military strategists say that in an invasion or blockade of Taiwan, China could isolate the island nation by using mines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

By adjusting the data to account for these natural factors, the team was able to isolate the underlying warming trend more clearly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

"We can't isolate the supply, we're dealing with water and live electric, and there are holes cut through floors that firefighters can fall through."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

After a time, the fires were more isolate in their devouring; the town presented a spectacle of black chimney-stacks and scorched ruin as far as eye could see.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson