isolate

Definition

Examples

Engineers worked to isolate the cause of the system failure.

Word Family

Synonyms

• separatea separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
• insulateprotect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
• segregatesomeone who is or has been segregated

Collocations

• Easy isolate the patient
  to isolate the patient, meaning to place or set apart
• Medium isolate technical fault in network
  to isolate technical fault in network, meaning to place or set apart
• Hard isolate variables in regression
  to isolate variables in regression, meaning to place or set apart
• Very Hard isolate rogue regime on world stage
  to isolate rogue regime on world stage, meaning to place or set apart