Insulate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate.
  • v. To prevent the passage of heat, electricity, or sound into or out of, especially by surrounding with a nonconducting material.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To separate, detach, or isolate.
  • v. To separate a body or material from others, eg. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make an island of.
  • v. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.
  • v. To prevent the transfer of electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make an island of (a place) by surrounding it with water.
  • To place in an isolated situation or condition; set apart from immediate contact or association with others; detach; segregate.
  • In electricity and thermotics, to separate, as an electrified or heated body, from other bodies by the interposition of a non-conductor; more specifically, in the case of electricity, to separate from the earth (since an electrified body tends to part with its electricity to the earth).
  • In chem., to free from combination with other substances.
  • In entomology, detached from other parts or marks of the same kind.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
  • v. place or set apart
  • Verb Form
    insulated    insulates    insulating   
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    isolate    separate   
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