isolate


isolate (http://definr.com/isolate)

     v 1: place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners
          from the other inmates" [syn: insulate]
     2: obtain in pure form, in chemistry or medicine; "The chemist
        managed to isolate the compound"
     3: set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he
        is working on" [syn: sequester, sequestrate, {keep
        apart}, set apart]