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isolate
verb
Place or set apart
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verb
Place or set apart
“They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates”
verb
Set apart from others
“The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on”
verb
Obtain in pure form
“The chemist managed to isolate the compound”
verb
Separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
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They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on
The chemist managed to isolate the compound
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