Lexic.us

Definition of Insulate

1. Verb. Protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material. "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"

2. Verb. Place or set apart. "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"

Definition of Insulate

1. v. t. To make an island of.

Definition of Insulate

1. to separate with nonconducting material [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]

Medical Definition of Insulate

1. 1. To make an island of. 2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate. 3. To prevent the transfer o electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors. Insulating stool, a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it. Origin: L. Insulatus insulated, fr. Insula island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Insulate

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