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insulate
insulateprotect from heat or electricity
Not to be confused with:insolate – expose to the sun’s raysinsolent – presumptuous; arrogant; impertinent: His insolent remarks were not well received.in·su·late I0173200 (ĭn′sə-lāt′, ĭns′yə-)tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates 1. To prevent the passage of heat, electricity, or sound into or out of, especially by surrounding or covering with a nonconducting material: insulate an attic.2. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate.
[Latin īnsula, island + -ate.]insulate (ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪt) vb (tr) 1. (General Physics) to prevent or reduce the transmission of electricity, heat, or sound to or from (a body, device, or region) by surrounding with a nonconducting material2. to isolate or detach[C16: from Late Latin insulātus: made into an island]in•su•late (ˈɪn səˌleɪt, ˈɪns yə-)
v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 1. to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound. 2. to place in an isolated or protected situation. [1530–40; < Latin insulātus made into an island. See insular, -ate1] in′su•la`tive, adj. in·su·late (ĭn′sə-lāt′) To cover or surround with a material that prevents the loss or transfer of heat, electricity, or sound: We insulated our attic to keep out the cold.
insulation nouninsulator nouninsulate
Past participle: insulated
Gerund: insulating
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| insulate | | insulate |
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| I insulate | | you insulate | | he/she/it insulates | | we insulate | | you insulate | | they insulate |
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| I insulated | | you insulated | | he/she/it insulated | | we insulated | | you insulated | | they insulated |
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| I am insulating | | you are insulating | | he/she/it is insulating | | we are insulating | | you are insulating | | they are insulating |
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| I have insulated | | you have insulated | | he/she/it has insulated | | we have insulated | | you have insulated | | they have insulated |
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| I was insulating | | you were insulating | | he/she/it was insulating | | we were insulating | | you were insulating | | they were insulating |
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| I had insulated | | you had insulated | | he/she/it had insulated | | we had insulated | | you had insulated | | they had insulated |
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| I will insulate | | you will insulate | | he/she/it will insulate | | we will insulate | | you will insulate | | they will insulate |
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| I will have insulated | | you will have insulated | | he/she/it will have insulated | | we will have insulated | | you will have insulated | | they will have insulated |
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| I will be insulating | | you will be insulating | | he/she/it will be insulating | | we will be insulating | | you will be insulating | | they will be insulating |
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| I have been insulating | | you have been insulating | | he/she/it has been insulating | | we have been insulating | | you have been insulating | | they have been insulating |
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| I will have been insulating | | you will have been insulating | | he/she/it will have been insulating | | we will have been insulating | | you will have been insulating | | they will have been insulating |
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| I had been insulating | | you had been insulating | | he/she/it had been insulating | | we had been insulating | | you had been insulating | | they had been insulating |
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| I would insulate | | you would insulate | | he/she/it would insulate | | we would insulate | | you would insulate | | they would insulate |
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| I would have insulated | | you would have insulated | | he/she/it would have insulated | | we would have insulated | | you would have insulated | | they would have insulated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | insulate - protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"weatherstrip - provide with weatherstripping; "The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in"soundproof - insulate against noise; "Proust had his apartment soundproofed" | | 2. | insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates"isolatesegregate - separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"ghettoise, ghettoize - put in a ghetto; "The Jews in Eastern Europe were ghettoized"cloister - seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She cloistered herself in the office"seclude, sequestrate, sequester, withdraw - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"quarantine - place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"maroon - leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"discriminate, single out, separate - treat differently on the basis of sex or race |
insulateverb1. isolate, protect, screen, defend, shelter, shield, cut off, cushion, cocoon, close off, sequester, wrap up in cotton wool Their wealthy families had insulated them from reality.2. cover, wrap, enclose, swathe, encase, sheathe Are your hot and cold water pipes well insulated?insulateverbTo set apart from a group:close off, cut off, isolate, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester.Translationsinsulate (ˈinsjuleit) verb to cover, protect or separate (something) with a material that does not let especially electrical currents or heat etc pass through it. Rubber and plastic are used for insulating electric wires and cables. 使絕緣 使绝缘ˌinsuˈlation noun 絕緣 绝缘insulate
insulate (someone or something) against (someone or something)To protect someone or something from something negative or unpleasant. What can we use to insulate us against this bitter cold? I try to insulate my younger siblings against Dad's wrath when he's had a hard day at work.See also: insulateinsulate (someone or something) from (someone or something)To protect someone or something from something negative or unpleasant. What can we use to insulate us from this bitter cold? I try to insulate my younger siblings from Dad's wrath when he's had a hard day at work.See also: insulateinsulate someone or something against someone or something and insulate someone or something from someone or somethingto protect someone or something against the effect of someone or something. Use an extra blanket to insulate the baby against the cold. John is a bad influence on the children, and I've taken care to insulate them against him. We insulated the children from the effects of John and his bad habits.See also: insulateInsulate
InsulateTo reduce sound or heat transfer through an element of construction normally by the inclusion of lightweight porous material, dense material or discontinuous construction.insulate
in·su·late (in'sŭ-lāt), To prevent the passage of electric or radiant energy by the interposition of a nonconducting substance. [L. insulatus, made like an island] AcronymsSeeINSULinsulate
Synonyms for insulateverb isolateSynonyms- isolate
- protect
- screen
- defend
- shelter
- shield
- cut off
- cushion
- cocoon
- close off
- sequester
- wrap up in cotton wool
verb coverSynonyms- cover
- wrap
- enclose
- swathe
- encase
- sheathe
Synonyms for insulateverb to set apart from a groupSynonyms- close off
- cut off
- isolate
- seclude
- segregate
- separate
- sequester
Synonyms for insulateverb protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating materialRelated Words- alter
- change
- modify
- weatherstrip
- soundproof
verb place or set apartSynonymsRelated Words- segregate
- ghettoise
- ghettoize
- cloister
- seclude
- sequestrate
- sequester
- withdraw
- quarantine
- maroon
- discriminate
- single out
- separate
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