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insulate vs quarantine

quarantine vs insulate

insulate is not a noun while quarantine is a noun.

insulate and quarantine both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
insulate No No Yes No
quarantine Yes No Yes No
As verbs, quarantine is a hyponym of insulate; that is, quarantine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than insulate:
  • insulate: place or set apart
  • quarantine: place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
Other hyponyms of insulate include segregate, ghettoise, ghettoize, cloister, seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw, maroon.
insulate (noun) quarantine (noun)
isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
insulate (verb) quarantine (verb)
place or set apart place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
Difference between insulate and quarantine

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