isolating

verb adjective

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: i-so-lat-ing (4)
English Definition

Identifying or separating something from others.

Example Sentence

They are trying to isolate the infectious patients.

US IPA /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪŋ/
UK IPA /ˈaɪsəleɪtɪŋ/

Synonyms

separating segregating detaching quarantining disconnecting

Antonyms

integrating combining uniting connecting