Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - insulate
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Insulate
insulate
~ v 1 to cover or protect something so that electricity, sound, heat etc cannot get in or out (insulated cables | insulate sth from/against) (A bird fluffs up its feathers to insulate itself against the cold.) 2 to protect someone from unpleasant experiences or unwanted influences (insulate sb from sth) (students insulated from the experiences of real life)
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(insulates, insulating, insulated) 1. If a person or group is insulated from the rest of society or from outside influences, they are protected from them. They wonder if their community is no longer insulated from big city problems... Their wealth had insulated them from reality. = shield VERB: be V-ed from/against n, V n from/against n • insulation They lived in happy insulation from brutal facts. N-UNCOUNT 2. To insulate something such as a building means to protect it from cold or noise by covering it or surrounding it in a thick layer. It will take almost 25 years to insulate the homes of the six million households that require this assistance... Is there any way we can insulate our home from the noise?... Are your hot and cold water pipes well insulated? VERB: V n, V n from/against n, V-ed 3. If a piece of equipment is insulated, it is covered with rubber or plastic to prevent electricity passing through it and giving the person using it an electric shock. In order to make it safe, the element is electrically insulated. VERB: be V-ed ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb (-lated; -lating) Etymology: Latin insula Date: circa 1741 to place in a detached situation ; isolate; especially to separate from conducting bodies by means of nonconductors so as to prevent transfer of electricity, heat, or sound ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v.tr. 1 prevent the passage of electricity, heat, or sound from (a thing, room, etc.) by interposing non-conductors. 2 detach (a person or thing) from its surroundings; isolate. 3 archaic make (land) into an island. Phrases and idioms insulating tape an adhesive tape used to cover exposed electrical wires etc. Derivatives insulation n. Etymology: L insula island + -ATE(3) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1) изолировать 2) разобщать 3) констр. утеплять - insulate circuit - insulate the neutral ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
5.
1. редк. изолированный, отделенный; разобщенный 2. тех. изолировать (от электричества, тепла, звука и т. п.) 3. отделять, обособлять, изолировать, ограждать they insulated him from (against) troubles —- они ограждали его от неприятностей ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) изолировать; отделить от окружающих to insulate oneself - отгородиться 2) образовывать остров, окружать водой 3) tech. разобщать 4) electr. изолировать ...Англо-русский словарь
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