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Insulate vs Uninsulated - What's the difference?

insulate | uninsulated |

As a verb insulate

is to separate, detach, or isolate.

As an adjective uninsulated is

lacking insulation; not insulated.

insulate

English

Verb

  • To separate, detach, or isolate.
  • To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
    • Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.

    Related terms

    * insular * insulator * insulation * insulable * isolate * isolation * peninsula

    Synonyms

    * isolate

    External links

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    uninsulated

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Lacking insulation; not insulated
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 9, Billie Cohen, More Than a Warm Memory, New York Times citation
    • , passage=These people are buying stoves that their grandparents depended on to keep them warm in cold winters in an uninsulated house. }}