insulate
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[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin insulatus (“‘made like an island’”), pp. of insulare (“‘to make like an island’”) < insula (“‘island’”); see insular.
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to insulate (third-person singular simple present insulates, present participle insulating, simple past and past participle insulated)
- To separate, detach, or isolate.
- To separate a body or material from others, eg. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
- Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.
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to separate or detach
to separate so as to prevent a transfer
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[edit] External links
- insulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- insulate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
