"self-quarantine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛlfˈkwɒɹəntiːn/ Forms: self-quarantines [plural]
Etymology: self- + quarantine Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|quarantine}} self- + quarantine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} self-quarantine (countable and uncountable, plural self-quarantines)
  1. (epidemiology) Isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals, especially in order to reduce the transmission of a contagious disease. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Epidemiology Synonyms: self-isolation, home quarantine, home isolation Translations (isolation by avoiding physical contact with other individuals): zelfquarantaine [feminine] (Dutch), thuisquarantaine [feminine] (Dutch), omaehtoinen karanteeni (Finnish), თვითკარანტინი (tvitḳaranṭini) (Georgian), Selbstquarantäne [feminine] (German), önkéntes karantén (Hungarian), autoquarantena [feminine] (Italian), auto quarentena (Portuguese), autocarantină [feminine] (Romanian), självkarantän [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-self-quarantine-en-noun-VD~bq7a7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 51 49 Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˌsɛlfˈkwɒɹəntiːn/ Forms: self-quarantines [present, singular, third-person], self-quarantining [participle, present], self-quarantined [participle, past], self-quarantined [past]
Etymology: self- + quarantine Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|quarantine}} self- + quarantine Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-quarantine (third-person singular simple present self-quarantines, present participle self-quarantining, simple past and past participle self-quarantined)
  1. (intransitive, epidemiology) To refrain from physical contact with other individuals, especially in order to reduce the transmission of a contagious disease. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Epidemiology Synonyms: self-isolate Derived forms: self-quarantiner
    Sense id: en-self-quarantine-en-verb-6pCaX~Xu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 51 49 Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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