INSULATE
- to isolate from connection [v INSULATED, INSULATING, INSULATES]
- Protect from the unpleasant effects or elements of something
- to separate with nonconducting material [v INSULATED, INSULATES, INSULATING]
- Protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound
- Prevent the passage of electricity to or from (something) by covering it in nonconducting material
- Make (land) into an island