Isolate means to keep apart, pinpoint, or quarantine. Medical researchers isolated themselves to study the cause of a plague and prevent disease spread.
Aislar significa mantener aparte, identificar o poner en cuarentena. Los investigadores médicos se aislaron para estudiar la causa de una plaga y evitar la propagación de la enfermedad.
| Word | isolate |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | V. |
| Definition | keep apart; pinpoint; quarantine. |
| Sentence | The medical researchers isolated themselves in a remote village. Until they could isolate the cause of the plague and develop an effective vaccine, they had to avoid potential carriers of the disease. Anyone infected they isolated immediately. |
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