 insulate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] protect from heat, cold, noise, etc. by surrounding with insulating material | |
| Examples: | "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came" |
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| Related terms: | change weatherstrip soundproof insulating_material insulator | |
| 2. | [ verb ] place or set apart | |
| Synonyms: | isolate | |
| Examples: | "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" |
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| Related terms: | discriminate seclude cloister maroon ghettoize segregate quarantine insulation | |
| Similar spelling: |
inosculate insula inoculate insulted innoculate insulant insolate insult inculpate insulator inculcate insulation insular inculpative inoculant Inclan inoculator insularism insularity insulin inoculation inculpatory inculpation inculcation inoculating inoculum |
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