verb (used with object),in·su·lat·ed,in·su·lat·ing.
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
to place in an isolated situation or condition; segregate.
Origin of insulate
First recorded in 1530–40, insulate is from the Latin word insulātus made into an island. See insula, -ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM insulate
non·in·su·lat·ing,adjectivepre·in·su·late,verb (used with object),pre·in·su·lat·ed,pre·in·su·lat·ing.re·in·su·late,verb (used with object),re·in·su·lat·ed,re·in·su·lat·ing.su·per·in·su·lat·ed,adjective
By legally insulating online businesses, Section 230 has encouraged innovation and growth.
Why the most controversial US internet law is worth saving|Amy Nordrum|September 9, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Among those standards is the ability to insulate a brand’s ad from appearing next to certain other types of advertisers’ ads, which is possible for traditional TV ads, but harder to do in streaming.
WTF is creative separation?|Tim Peterson|September 8, 2020|Digiday
A main problem with current electrodes is that the brain will eventually activate non-neuronal cells to form an insulating sheath around the electrode, sealing it off from the neurons it needs to record from.
Neuralink’s Wildly Anticipated New Brain Implant: the Hype vs. the Science|Shelly Fan|September 1, 2020|Singularity Hub
They also secured a change to how they’re funded so they would be insulated from financial damage as thousands of families sought alternatives in the form of charter and home school opportunities.
Team Reopen: 2, Schools: 0|Scott Lewis|August 31, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Insulated running bottles will never keep water as cold as vacuum-insulated metal bottles.
I Don't Fear Scorching Runs with This Hydration Belt|Jakob Schiller|August 28, 2020|Outside Online
The perils of a heroin addiction for a user who is without the means to "insulate" themselves from disease and crime are many.
The White Collar Heroin Problem|Abby Haglage|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With Watergate closing in, Nixon fired Haldeman and Ehrlichman in a fruitless effort to insulate himself.
The Nixon Home Movies: Glimpses of Tragedy in ‘Our Nixon’|Eleanor Clift|August 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We insulate ourselves from such natural volatility at our own peril.
A Manifesto for Disorder: Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s ‘Antifragile’ Reviewed|Robert Herritt|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Both candidates push the zombie notion that an energy-independent U.S. can insulate itself from global disruptions.
Both Candidates Push Myth of Energy Independence|Robert Bryce|November 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They also insulate and isolate conservatives from real-world policy debates.
David's Book Club: What Are Liberals Thinking?|David Frum|July 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Insulate each pipe, except the part in the room to be heated, with asbestos or some other covering, to keep the heat in it.
Mechanical Devices in the Home|Edith Louise Allen
It was not necessary to insulate this with anything heavier than friction tape, as this was to be only a temporary installation.
The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass|Allen Chapman
In my pocket I had a roll of insulating ribbon, rubber used to insulate wires; with that I bandaged him.
A German deserter's war experience|Anonymous
Let a charged jar be placed on a glass plate so as to insulate the outer coat.
Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One|Nehemiah Hawkins
These, when dry, insulate almost, but not quite as well as solid paraffin.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
British Dictionary definitions for insulate
insulate
/ (ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪt) /
verb(tr)
to prevent or reduce the transmission of electricity, heat, or sound to or from (a body, device, or region) by surrounding with a nonconducting material
to isolate or detach
Word Origin for insulate
C16: from Late Latin insulātus: made into an island