insulate

in·su·late  (ns-lt, nsy-)

tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates

1. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate.

2. To prevent the passage of heat, electricity, or sound into or out of, especially by surrounding with a nonconducting material.

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[Latin nsula, island + -ate¹.]

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insulate

Verb

[-lating, -lated]

1. to prevent or reduce the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound by surrounding or lining with a nonconducting material

2. to isolate or set apart [Late Latin insulatus made into an island]

insulator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	insulate - protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" weatherstrip - provide with weatherstripping; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in" soundproof - insulate against noise; "Proust had his apartment soundproofed"
	2.	insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" isolate segregate - separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims" ghettoise, ghettoize - put in a ghetto; "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized" cloister - seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office" seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" quarantine - place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England" maroon - leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island" discriminate, single out, separate - treat differently on the basis of sex or race

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insulate

verb isolate, protect, screen, defend, shelter, shield, cut off, cushion, cocoon, close off, sequester, wrap up in cotton wool

Translations

insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vt → aislar

insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vt → isoler;

(against sound) → insonoriser

insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vt → isolieren;

(person, group) → abschirmen

insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vt → isolare

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insulate

v insulate [ˈinsjuleit]

to cover, protect or separate (something) with a material that does not let especially electrical currents or heat etc pass through it Rubber and plastic are used for insulating electric wires and cables.isoleerيَعْزِل، يُغَطّي بمادةٍ عازِلَهизолирамizolovatisolereisolierenμονώνωaislareraldamaعایق بندی کردنeristääisolerלְבוֹדֵדआवरण चढा़ना, अलग करनाizoliratiszigetelmelindungieinangraisolare絶縁する절연하다izoliuotiizolēt; norobežotmelindungiisolerenisolereizolowaćisolara izolaизолироватьizolovaťizoliratiizolovatiisoleraห่อหุ้มด้วยฉนวนyalıtmak, izole etmek使絕緣відокремлювати; ізолюватиغیر موصل اجزا کے ذریعے دوران روکناcách ly使绝缘

n ˌinsuˈlation

isolasieعَزْلизолацияizolaceisoleringdie Isolierungμόνωσηaislamientoeraldamineعایق بندیeristys, eristeisolationבִּידוּדविद्युत रोधनizoliranje, izolacijaelszigetel(őd)és; szigetelő(anyag)isolasieinangrunisolamento絶縁절연izoliacijaizolācija; izolēšana; norobežošanaperlindunganisolatieisolasjon, isoleringizolacjaisolamentoizolaţieизоляция; изоляционный материалizoláciaizolacijaizolovanostisolation, isoleringฉนวนyalıtım (maddesi)絕緣ізоляція; відокремленняغیر موصل بنانے کا عملsự cách ly绝缘