Quarantine vs Insulate - What's the difference?
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A desert in which Christ fasted for 40 days according to the Bible
A grace period of 40 days during which a widow has the right to remain in her dead husband's home, regardless of the inheritance
A sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed to be infected.
Such official detention of a ship at or off port due to suspicion that it may be carrying a contagious disease aboard.
A certain place for isolating persons suspected of suffering from a contagious disease.
A certain period of time during which a person is isolated to determine whether they've been infected with a contagious disease.
(by extension) Any rigorous measure of isolation, regardless of the reason.
A record system kept by port health authorities in order to monitor and prevent the spread of contagious diseases.
(computing) A place where email messages or other files which are suspected of harboring a virus are stored.
To retain in obligatory isolation or separation, as a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
To put in isolation as if by quarantine
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.
As verbs the difference between quarantine and insulate
is that quarantine is to retain in obligatory isolation or separation, as a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of contagious disease while insulate is to separate, detach, or isolate.As a noun quarantine
is a desert in which christ fasted for 40 days according to the bible or quarantine can be a sanitary measure to prevent the spread of a contagious plague by isolating those believed to be infected.quarantine
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Etymology 1
Directly from (etyl)Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
From (etyl) (wikipedia quarantine)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(quarantin)Derived terms
* quarantinableinsulate
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Verb
- Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines.
