1. to separate or set apart from others
2. to place in quarantine or keep away from contact with others
Usage: medical
3. to identify and extract a particular substance or element
Usage: scientific

1. a person or thing that has been isolated

Examples

• The researchers tried to isolate the cause of the disease.
• She felt isolated from her classmates after moving to a new school.
• The patient was isolated to prevent spreading the infection.
• Scientists were able to isolate the new compound in the laboratory.
• The mountain village remained an isolate, cut off from modern civilization.
• The storm will isolate the island for several days.
• He became a social isolate after the incident.