isolare
to isolate
verb ee-zoh-LAH-reh Less Common
Origin: Italian isola (island), from Latin insula
Also means
to insulate
Usage Note
Isolare can mean physical isolation (isolare una stanza = to insulate a room) or social/political isolation (isolare un paese = to isolate a country). The reflexive isolarsi means 'to cut oneself off.' It conjugates regularly (-are).
Examples
"Il governo ha deciso di isolare la zona."
Natural Translation
The government decided to isolate the area.

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