Isolate \I"so*late\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Isolated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Isolating.]
[It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to
isolate, fr. isola island, L. insula. See 2d Isle, and cf.
Insulate.]
1. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or
alone; to insulate; to separate from others.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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