Insulate
Pronunciation : In"su*late
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See Isle, and cf. Isolate.]
Definition : 1. To make an island of. [Obs.] Pennant.
2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.
3. (Elec. & Thermotics)
Defn: To prevent the transfer o Insulating stool (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it.
t. [imp. & p. p. Insulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Insulating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913