English noun: quarantine | |||
1. | quarantine (state) enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease | ||
Broader (hypernym) | isolation | ||
2. | quarantine (act) isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease | ||
Broader (hypernym) | closing off, isolation | ||
English verb: quarantine | |||
1. | quarantine (change) place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons | ||
Samples | My dog was quarantined before he could live in England. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | insulate, isolate | ||