"self-isolate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: self-isolates [present, singular, third-person], self-isolating [participle, present], self-isolated [participle, past], self-isolated [past]
Etymology: self- + isolate Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|isolate}} self- + isolate Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-isolate (third-person singular simple present self-isolates, present participle self-isolating, simple past and past participle self-isolated)
  1. (epidemiology) To quarantine or isolate oneself from others, especially in order to avoid spreading a communicable disease. Categories (topical): Epidemiology Synonyms: self-quarantine Related terms: self-isolation Translations (isolate oneself): özünü təcrid etmək (Azerbaijani), olla omaehtoisessa eristyksessä (Finnish), autoaillado [masculine] (Galician), autoillado (Galician), cùm fa leth (Scottish Gaelic), kendini izole etmek (Turkish), tự cách ly (Vietnamese), hunanynysu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-self-isolate-en-verb--FdRzpBb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

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