C1verbhealthrelationships
US/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/
UK/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪt/
to separate someone or something from others, or to keep them apart
In context
Patients with the virus were isolated in a separate ward of the hospital.
Older people who live alone can easily become isolated from their communities.
Bullies often try to isolate their target from friends and classmates.
Words that go with isolate
verb + preposition
- isolate fromHeavy rain isolated the village from the rest of the province.
adverb + adjective
- socially isolatedMany students felt socially isolated during the long lockdown.
- completely isolatedThe island was completely isolated after the storm destroyed the bridge.
- increasingly isolatedAfter the scandal, the mayor became increasingly isolated within his own party.
verb + noun
- isolate patientsHospitals must isolate patients who show signs of the disease.
- isolate the virusScientists managed to isolate the virus within a few weeks.