Verb
- 1. isolate, insulate, discriminate, separate, single out
- usage: place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"
- 2. isolate, get, acquire
- usage: obtain in pure form; "The chemist managed to isolate the compound"
- 3. sequester, sequestrate, keep apart, set apart, isolate, separate, disunite, divide, part
- usage: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
- 4. isolate, classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
- usage: separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
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