"insulate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/ [UK], /ˈɪnʃʊleɪt/ [UK], /ˈɪnsʊleɪt/ [US], [ˈɪns(j)ʊle(ɪ)t] [Canada] Audio: en-us-insulate.ogg [US] Forms: insulates [present, singular, third-person], insulating [participle, present], insulated [participle, past], insulated [past]
Etymology: From Latin īnsula (“island”) + -ate or from Late Latin īnsulātus (“made an island”); see insular. First attested in the 16th century. The general verb īnsulō (“insulate”) is attested only in New Latin and postdates the English term, but influence from an otherwise unattested Medieval Latin counterpart cannot be ruled out. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|īnsula||island}} Latin īnsula (“island”), {{suf|en||ate}} + -ate, {{der|en|LL.|īnsulātus||made an island}} Late Latin īnsulātus (“made an island”), {{m|en|insular}} insular, {{etydate/the|16th century}} the 16th century, {{etydate|16th century}} First attested in the 16th century., {{m|la|īnsulō||insulate}} īnsulō (“insulate”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} insulate (third-person singular simple present insulates, present participle insulating, simple past and past participle insulated)
  1. To separate, detach, or isolate. Translations (to separate in order to prevent a transfer): изолирам (izoliram) (Bulgarian), aïllar (Catalan), isolar (Catalan), isoleren (Dutch), eristää (Finnish), isoler (French), isolieren (German), 絶縁する (zetsuen suru) (Japanese), izolować (Polish), isolar (Portuguese), insular (Portuguese), изоли́ровать (izolírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), isolera (Swedish) Translations (to separate or detach): отделям (otdeljam) (Bulgarian), изолирам (izoliram) (Bulgarian), aïllar (Catalan), isolar (Catalan), izoli (Esperanto), eristää (Finnish), isoler (French), isolieren (German), izolar (Ido), 切り離す (kirihanasu) (Japanese), 隔絶する (kakuzetsu suru) (Japanese), 孤立させる (koritsu saseru) (Japanese), ārai (Maori), izolować (Polish), isolar (Portuguese), isolera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-insulate-en-verb-P8fTOmly Disambiguation of 'to separate in order to prevent a transfer': 57 43 Disambiguation of 'to separate or detach': 72 28
  2. To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
    Sense id: en-insulate-en-verb-dsLWLO3- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: isolate Related terms: insular, insulator, insulation, insulable, isolation, peninsula

Inflected forms

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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "izolírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to separate in order to prevent a transfer",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "изоли́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to separate in order to prevent a transfer",
      "word": "isolera"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Medieval Latin",
    "New Latin"
  ],
  "word": "insulate"
}

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