isolate

transitive verb

To cause to be alone or apart, as in being inaccessible or unable to move about.

transitive verb

To place in quarantine.

transitive verb

To cause to become socially or politically unengaged or ostracized.

transitive verb

To render free of external influence; insulate.

transitive verb

To identify or distinguish as a separate entity or group.

transitive verb

To separate (a substance) in pure form from a combined mixture.

transitive verb

To separate (a pure strain of a microorganism or virus) from a mixed culture.

transitive verb

To separate (experiences or memories) from the emotions relating to them.