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Isolate   /ˈaɪsəlˌeɪt/   Listen
Isolate

verb
(past & past part. isolated; pres. part. isolating)
1.
Place or set apart.  Synonym: insulate.
2.
Obtain in pure form.
3.
Set apart from others.  Synonyms: keep apart, sequester, sequestrate, set apart.
4.
Separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them.



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"Isolate" Quotes from Famous Books



... accords. In reality a Polish state has been formed with populations undoubtedly non-Polish, having a markedly military character and aiming at further expansion in Ukranian and German territory. It has a population of 31,000,000 inhabitants while it should not exceed 18,000,000, and proposes to isolate Russia from Germany. Moreover the Free State of Danzig, practically dependent from Poland, constitutes a standing menace ...
— Peaceless Europe • Francesco Saverio Nitti

... received. Now tell me," he added, "how is Stuermer? I sometimes wonder whether he is acting straight or crooked. Only the other day he telegraphed to Downing Street that you Russians would never agree to a separate peace to isolate ...
— The Minister of Evil - The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia • William Le Queux

... was verifying his experiments and checking over his results, carefully endeavouring to isolate any of the other closely related mydriatic alkaloids that might be contained in the noxious fumes ...
— The Gold of the Gods • Arthur B. Reeve

... reasoning be correct, the English dispositions on the American continent were very faulty. Holding Canada, with Halifax, New York, and Narragansett Bay, and with the line of the Hudson within their grip, it was in their power to isolate a large, perhaps decisive, part of the insurgent territory. New York and Narragansett Bay could have been made unassailable by a French fleet of that day, thus assuring the safety of the garrisons against attacks from the sea and minimizing the task of the navy; while the latter would find ...
— The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 • A. T. Mahan

... 10, 000 books from microfilm to digital imagery, is currently in an advanced state of planning and organization. The Yale Library has selected a major vendor to serve as a partner in the project and as systems integrator. In its proposal, the successful vendor helped isolate areas of risk and uncertainty as well as key issues to be addressed during the life of the project. The Yale Library is now poised to decide what material it will convert to digital image form and to seek funding, initially ...
— LOC WORKSHOP ON ELECTRONIC TEXTS • James Daly


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