isolate

v. (-ting) 1 a place apart or alone. B place (a contagious or infectious patient etc.) In quarantine. 2 separate (a substance) from a mixture. 3 insulate (electrical apparatus), esp. By a physical gap; disconnect.  isolation n. [latin insulatus made into an island]

v. t. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.