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insulate
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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.

[Latin nsula, island + -ate1.]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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

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

insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vtaislar
insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vtisoler;
(against sound) → insonoriser
insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vtisolieren;
(person, group) → abschirmen
insulate [ˈɪnsjuleɪt] vtisolare

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
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

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