insulate
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insulate
protect from heat or electricity
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in·su·late
(ĭn′sə-lāt′, ĭns′yə-)tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates
1. To prevent the passage of heat, electricity, or sound into or out of, especially by surrounding or covering with a nonconducting material: insulate an attic.
2. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate.
[Latin īnsula, island + -ate.]
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insulate
(ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪt)vb (tr)
1. (General Physics) to prevent or reduce the transmission of electricity, heat, or sound to or from (a body, device, or region) by surrounding with a nonconducting material
2. to isolate or detach
[C16: from Late Latin insulātus: made into an island]
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in•su•late
(ˈɪn səˌleɪt, ˈɪns yə-)v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
1. to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound.
2. to place in an isolated or protected situation.
in′su•la`tive, adj.
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in·su·late
(ĭn′sə-lāt′) To cover or surround with a material that prevents the loss or transfer of heat, electricity, or sound: We insulated our attic to keep out the cold.
insulation noun
insulator noun
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insulate
Past participle: insulated
Gerund: insulating
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| Verb | 1. | insulate - protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" weatherstrip - provide with weatherstripping; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in" soundproof - insulate against noise; "Proust had his apartment soundproofed" |
| 2. | insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" segregate - separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims" cloister - seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office" seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" quarantine - place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England" maroon - leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island" |
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insulate
verb
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Translations
يَعْزِل، يُغَطّي بمادةٍ عازِلَه
izolovat
isolere
szigetel
einangra
izoliacijaizoliuoti
izolētnorobežot
isolera
izole etmekyalıtmak
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[ˈɪnsjʊleɪt] vt (against cold, heat) → isoler; (against sound) → isoler, insonoriser
to insulate sth from sth, to insulate sth against sth [+ cold, heat, sound] → isoler qch de qch; [+ sound] → isoler qch de qch
to insulate sth from sth, to insulate sth against sth [+ cold, heat, sound] → isoler qch de qch; [+ sound] → isoler qch de qch
(fig) (= protect) to insulate sb from sth, to insulate sb against sth → protéger qn de qch
to insulate o.s. from sth, to insulate o.s. against sth → se protéger de qchinsulating material n → matériau m isolant, isolant minsulating tape n → (ruban m) isolant m; (adhesive) → chatterton m
to insulate o.s. from sth, to insulate o.s. against sth → se protéger de qchinsulating material n → matériau m isolant, isolant minsulating tape n → (ruban m) isolant m; (adhesive) → chatterton m
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[ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪt] vt (against cold) → isolare termicamente; (against noise) → isolare acusticamente (Elec) (wire) → isolare (fig) (person) to insulate sb (from) → tener qn lontano (da)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
insulate
(ˈinsjuleit) verb to cover, protect or separate (something) with a material that does not let especially electrical currents or heat etc pass through it. Rubber and plastic are used for insulating electric wires and cables.
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