Isolate | Mean of isolate in English Dictionary

/ˈaɪsəˌleɪt/

• Verb
• to put or keep (someone or something) in a place or situation that is separate from others
1. These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically.
2. Certain patients must be isolated in a separate ward.
3. When he wants to work, he isolates himself in his office and won't talk to anyone.
4. Certain patients must be isolated from the others in a separate ward.
• to find and deal with (something, such as a problem) by removing other possibilities
1. It may take several days to isolate the problem. [=to find out exactly what the problem is]
• to separate (something, such as a chemical) from another substance
1. Scientists have isolated the gene/virus that causes the disease.
2. The chemical/compound was originally isolated from a kind of seaweed.