Word: isolate
Word origin: early 19th century (as a verb): back-formation from isolated.
cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others. Example: a country which is isolated from the rest of the world
identify (something) and examine or deal with it separately. Example: his difficulty will be to isolate the factors which are most significant
a person or thing that has been or become isolated. Example: social isolates often become careless of their own welfare
a culture of microorganisms isolated for study.
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