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Meaning of 'insulate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Insulate [ v. t.]
- To make an island of.
- To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.
- To prevent the transfer o/ electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors.

Meaning of 'insulate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . insulate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- place or set apart
Example in sentence:
  • They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates
Meaning (2):
- protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
Example in sentence:
  • We had his bedroom insulated before winter came

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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