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insulate

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8
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11
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/(UK)
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/ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/(UK) · /ˈɪnʃʊleɪt/(UK) · /ˈɪnsʊleɪt/(US) · /ˈɪnsəleɪt/(US) · [ˈɪns(j)ʊle(ɪ)t]

Definition of insulate

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To separate, detach, or isolate.
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verb

  1. To separate, detach, or isolate.
  2. To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
    “Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.”

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of pollen or spores, with superficial ornamentation grouped in circular or polygonal areas separated by grooves.
    “Among nonwinged grains, the sexine is rugulate, insulate, or microverrucate.”
    “Pollen insulate when the elements are grouped in circular or polygonal areas separated by grooves.”

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Etymology

From Latin īnsula (“isle, island”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix) or from Late Latin īnsulātus (“made an island”), see etymology at -ate. First attested in the 16th century; the general verb īnsulō (“insulate”) is attested only in New Latin and postdates the English term, but influence from an otherwise unattested Medieval Latin counterpart cannot be ruled out. Piecewise doublet of isolate.

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