insulate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/, /ˈɪnʃʊleɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsʊleɪt/
- (Canada) IPA(key): [ˈɪns(j)ʊle(ɪ)t]
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: in‧su‧late
Verb[edit]
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, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
- Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Terms etymologically related to insulate
Translations[edit]
to separate or detach
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to separate in order to prevent a transfer
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References[edit]
- ^ “insulate, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading[edit]
- “insulate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “insulate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
īnsulāte