insulate
verb (used with object)
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound.
insulates
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present tense formof insulate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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She’s looking into options like a cover that insulates the water, hybrid heaters and new electric heating models.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
The cement-maker doesn’t have large-scale operations in the Middle East, and its pivot to sustainable production insulates the company from surging natural-gas prices, Bell adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
The historical record here may show that being a lame duck insulates a Fed chair from political pressures.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
It insulates the water in winter while allowing it to melt in summer, Siebach said.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026
They bought a parka made of reindeer skin, because reindeer hair is hollow and insulates well; and the hood was lined with wolverine fur, because that sheds the ice that forms when you breathe.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
