insulate
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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.[1] Piecewise doublet of isolate.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/, /ˈɪnʃʊleɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪnsʊleɪt/, /ˈɪnsəleɪt/
- (Canada) IPA(key): [ˈɪns(j)ʊle(ɪ)t]
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: in‧su‧late
Verb
editinsulate (third-person singular simple present insulates, present participle insulating, simple past and past participle insulated)
- To separate, detach, or isolate.
- 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.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editto separate or detach
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to separate in order to prevent a transfer
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References
edit- ^ “insulate, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
edit- “insulate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “insulate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editLatin
editParticiple
editīnsulāte
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