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Insulate

To make an island of.

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Broader term 5

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Discriminate 76% connected

Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Separate 76% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Manner of action 8

Cloister 76% connected

An inclosed place.

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Maroon 76% connected

In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.

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Quarantine 76% connected

A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.

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Seclude 76% connected

To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into, or place in, solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with others.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Segregate 76% connected

Separate; select.

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Sequester 76% connected

To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take pos…

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Withdraw 76% connected

To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or th…

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Derivationally related 8

Dielectric 74% connected

Any substance or medium that transmits the electric force by a process different from conduction, as in the phenomena of induction; a nonconductor. s…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dielectric 74% connected

Any substance or medium that transmits the electric force by a process different from conduction, as in the phenomena of induction; a nonconductor. s…

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Insulation 74% connected

The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Insulation 74% connected

The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Isolable 74% connected

Capable of being isolated, or of being obtained in a pure state; as, gold is isolable.

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Isolable 74% connected

Capable of being isolated, or of being obtained in a pure state; as, gold is isolable.

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Isolation 74% connected

The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.

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Isolation 74% connected

The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated; insulation; separation; loneliness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Isolate 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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