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isolated

verb

Form of isolate , past tense of isolate.

Simple meaning

Place or set apart.

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ˈaɪsəleɪtəd

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verb

  1. past tense of isolate

    Place or set apart

    “They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates.”

  2. past tense of isolate

    To place in quarantine or isolation.

  3. past tense of isolate

    Set apart from others

  4. past tense of isolate

    To self-isolate.

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  • “They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates.”verb

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  • isolateverbBase word

    Place or set apart.

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