isolate

Definition

  • v. place or set apart
  • v. obtain in pure form
  • v. separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

Word forms

Past participle
isolated
Past tense
isolated
Third person singular
isolates
Present participle
isolating

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    During the experiment, we had to isolate the bacteria from the other samples.

  2. n.

    The researchers studied an isolate of the species that had developed unique traits.