isolate
/ˈaɪsʌleɪt/
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Definitions
Verb
place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
Verb
obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
Verb
set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
Verb
separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
More General Terms
acquire
assort
class
classify
discriminate
disunite
divide
get
part
separate
single out
sort
sort out
More Specific Terms
cloister
ghettoise
ghettoize
maroon
preisolate
quarantine
seclude
segregate
sequester
sequestrate
withdraw