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[ ahy -suh -ley-ting, is -uh - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈaɪ səˌleɪ tɪŋ, ˈɪs ə- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective Linguistics . pertaining to or noting a language, as Vietnamese, that uses few or no bound forms and in which grammatical relationships are indicated chiefly through word order. Compare agglutinative (def. 2), inflectional (def. 2).
Origin of isolating First recorded in 1855–60; isolate + -ing2
Words nearby isolating isolated point, isolated proteinuria, isolated set, isolated system, ISO Latin-1, isolating , isolation, isolation booth, isolationism, isolationist, isolative
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Example sentences from the Web for isolating Identifying patients with an infection, isolating them, and providing quality care, are the key methods needed to stop Ebola.
Why New York’s Ebola Case Will Hurt Infected Patients Everywhere | Abby Haglage| October 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Nomani said her activism, which took root before the emergence of social media, has often been lonely and isolating .
Twin visions of Islamic Feminism Split Muslim Community | Shaheen Pasha| September 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
She cites military tactics of isolating and compartmentalizing as a way to deal with the transition.
The Woman Stuck in a Navy SEAL's Body | Nina Strochlic| September 4, 2014| DAILY BEAST
So would allowing women a greater role as decision-makers in the Church rather than isolating them further.
The Secret Pope Francis Haters | Barbie Latza Nadeau| March 11, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Batman resents Superman for disbanding the Justice League and retreating into isolating .
The Super-Stuffed Superhero Movie | Chancellor Agard| December 11, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Another method of isolating certain stones is by the action of heat-rays.
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones | John Mastin
Very few realize the magnitude of my work, and the necessity it lays upon me for isolating myself.
A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill | Alice Hegan Rice
They forgot everything during an hour to live an age of joy by isolating themselves, and speaking heart to heart.
The Indian Chief | Gustave Aimard
Around him flowed the isolating , soothing, life-renewing waters.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 | Various
Things looked bad for a few minutes when a section of trenches was blown in, isolating one platoon from another.
Now It Can Be Told | Philip Gibbs
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British Dictionary definitions for isolating adjective linguistics another word for analytic
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Words related to isolating disengage, confine, disconnect, divide, separate, insulate, remove, segregate, sequester, detach, seclude, divorce, abstract, part, sunder, quarantine, sever, island