Quarantine
noun'kwɑrən,tin
Noun
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
Type of:Isolationisolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
Type of:Isolation
Verb
place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
“My dog was quarantined before he could live in England”
Type of:InsulateIsolate
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