isolate
verb (used with object)
to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
isolates
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present tense formof isolate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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While Mr. Graham-Dixon isolates the technical from the theological, Mr. Weber integrated the “optical and iconographic” aspects of Vermeer’s life and work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
By operating as a separate entity, GenCo isolates the cost of new growth to data centers, according to NiSource.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
The latest research isolates the role of CSE itself.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026
"We want to build a care system that supports them, not isolates them."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
For an Aristotelian, there is only one discipline that isolates efficient causes and structures and ignores all others, and that discipline is mechanics.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
