insulate
11insulate — verb (T) 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… …
12insulate — /in seuh layt , ins yeuh /, v.t., insulated, insulating. 1. to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath;… …
13insulate — v. (D; tr.) to insulate against, from * * * [ ɪnsjʊleɪt] from (D; tr.) to insulate against …
14insulate — UK [ˈɪnsjʊleɪt] / US [ˈɪnsəˌleɪt] / US [ˈɪnsjəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms insulate : present tense I/you/we/they insulate he/she/it insulates present participle insulating past tense insulated past participle insulated 1) to cover… …
15insulate — verb a) To separate, detach, or isolate. Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines. b) To separate a body or material from others, eg. by non conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc. Syn …
16insulate — verb Insulate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑house, ↑pipe …
17insulate v — An electrician finally arrived at his house at 2 a.m. His wife was waiting and said Wire you insulate? The reply was Watts it to you, I m ohm ain t I? …
18insulate — 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 …
19insulate — To prevent the passage of electric or radiant energy by the interposition of a nonconducting substance. [L. insulatus, made like an island] …
20insulate — Synonyms and related words: bolt, close off, cordon, cordon off, cover, cull out, cushion, cut off, detach, divide, enisle, fireproof, ghettoize, gin, ground, island, island hop, isolate, keep apart, keep aside, lag, lay aside, pick out, preserve …
