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isolate
Overview of verb isolate
The verb isolate has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (12) isolate, insulate -- (place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates")
2. (4) isolate -- (obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound")
3. (2) sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate -- (set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on")
4. isolate -- (separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them)
Antonyms of verb isolate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb isolate
4 senses of isolate
Sense 1
isolate, insulate
=> discriminate, separate, single out
=> distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
=> identify, place
=> determine, set
Sense 2
isolate
=> get, acquire
Sense 3
sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> move, displace
Sense 4
isolate
=> classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
=> categorize, categorise
=> reason
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb isolate
2 of 4 senses of isolate
Sense 1
isolate, insulate
=> segregate
=> ghettoize, ghettoise
=> cloister
=> seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw
=> quarantine
=> maroon
Sense 2
isolate
=> preisolate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb isolate
4 senses of isolate
Sense 1
isolate, insulate
=> discriminate, separate, single out
Sense 2
isolate
=> get, acquire
Sense 3
sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
Sense 4
isolate
=> classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
'Cause To' of verb isolate
Derived Forms of verb isolate
3 of 4 senses of isolate
Sense 1
isolate, insulate
RELATED TO>(adj) isolable#1
=> isolable
RELATED TO>(noun) isolation#1
=> isolation
Sense 2
isolate
RELATED TO>(adj) isolable#1
=> isolable
Sense 4
isolate
RELATED TO>(adj) isolable#1
=> isolable
RELATED TO>(noun) isolation#4
=> isolation
Domain of verb isolate
2 of 4 senses of isolate
Sense 2
isolate
TOPIC>(noun) chemistry#1, chemical science#1
Sense 4
isolate
TOPIC>(noun) psychology#1, psychological science#1
Domain Terms of verb isolate
Familiarity of verb isolate
isolate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb isolate
4 senses of isolate
Sense 1
isolate, insulate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
isolate
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
isolate
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb isolate
4 senses of isolate
Sense 1
isolate, insulate
> discriminate, separate, single out
=> isolate, insulate
=> hive off
=> segregate
=> redline
=> disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour
Sense 2
isolate
> get, acquire
=> isolate
=> win back, get back
=> press out, express, extract
=> capture, catch
=> come by
=> buy, purchase
=> lease, rent, hire, charter, engage, take
=> receive, have
=> turn
=> buy
=> find
=> glom
=> enter upon, come upon, luck into
=> line up, get hold, come up, find
=> accept, take, have
=> obtain
=> recover, retrieve, find, regain
=> catch
=> recover, recoup, recuperate
=> reclaim, repossess
=> find, regain
=> acquire, win, gain
=> gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
=> earn, garner
=> profit, gain, benefit
=> partake, share, partake in
=> preempt
=> preempt
=> collect, pick up, gather up, call for
=> inherit, come into
=> borrow
=> pick up
=> get
=> poll
Sense 3
sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> compartmentalize, compartmentalise, cut up
=> polarize, polarise
=> sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
=> disjoin, disjoint
=> disjoint, disarticulate
=> disconnect
=> cut
=> tear
=> joint
=> gin
=> break
=> sever, break up
=> tear, rupture, snap, bust
Sense 4
isolate
> classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
=> unitize, unitise
=> catalogue, catalog
=> isolate
=> refer
=> reclassify
=> size
=> dichotomize, dichotomise
=> pigeonhole, stereotype, stamp
=> group
=> grade
=> count, number
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb isolate
Sense 1
isolate, insulate
=> discriminate, separate, single out
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Sense 2
isolate
=> get, acquire
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Sense 3
sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
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Sense 4
isolate
=> classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
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Grep of verb isolate
isolate
preisolate
Grep of adj isolate
isolated
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