insulate
/ˈɪnsʊleɪt/ verb C1- 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.
He/she/it insulates · Past insulated · Past participle insulated · -ing form insulating
Verb forms
- Base form
- insulate
- He/she/it
- insulates
- Past
- insulated
- Past participle
- insulated
- -ing form
- insulating
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I frequently find myself gazing out the heavily insulated windows into the absolute void of the polar night.
This seamless integration of the old and the new grants the town a timeless quality, insulating it from the ravages of history.
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