See isolate in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
isolate insulate seclude segregate sequester
These verbs mean to separate from others: a mountain that isolated the village from larger towns; insulated herself from the chaos surrounding her; a celebrity who was secluded from public scrutiny; segregated the infectious patients in a special ward; sequestering a jury during its deliberations.
See isolate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To set apart from a group:
close off, cut off, insulate, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester. See include
adjective
Set away from all others:
alone, apart, detached, isolated, lone, removed, solitary. See include
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