I"so*late (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Isolated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Isolating (?).] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare to isolate, fr. isola island, L. insula. See 2d Isle, and cf. Insulate.]

1. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or alone; to insulate; to separate from others.

Short isolated sentences were the mode in which ancient wisdom delighted to convey its precepts.

2. (Elec.) To insulate. See Insulate.

3. (Chem.) To separate from all foreign substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state.

• To set apart or cut off from others
  
• To place in quarantine or isolation
  
• (chemistry) To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture
  
• To insulate, or make free of external influence
  
• (microbiology) To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc from a mixed culture
  
• To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity
  
• A thing that has been isolated