insulate

English

Etymology

From Late Latin insulatus (“made like an island”), past participle of insulare (“to make like an island”), from insula (“island”); see insular.

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Verb

insulate (third-person singular simple present insulates, present participle insulating, simple past and past participle insulated)

  1. To separate, detach, or isolate.
  2. 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.

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Further reading

  • insulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • insulate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Latin

Participle

īnsulāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of īnsulātus
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