Isolate

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Isolated (ī"sô*lā`tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Isolating (ī"sô*lā`tĭng).]
	1.	To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others; as, to isolate an infected person from others; to isolate the troublemakers in a classroom. 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; as, to isolate the desired product from a reaction mixture.
	4.	(Microbiol.) To obtain a culture of a microorganism in pure form (from a complex mixture); as, to isolate Eschericia coli from a patient's blood.
n.	1.	Something that has been isolated; as, an isolate of a powerful antibiotic from a tropical plant; an isolate of tuberculosis bacillus from an infected patient.

Verb	1.	isolate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" Synonyms: insulate
	2.	isolate - obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
	3.	isolate - set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on" Synonyms: keep apart, sequestrate, set apart, sequester
	4.	isolate - separate (experiences) fromt he emotions relating to them

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