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QUARANTINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("quarantine" is a kind of...):

closing off; isolation (the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others)

Derivation:

quarantine (place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("quarantine" is a kind of...):

isolation (a state of separation between persons or groups)

Derivation:

quarantine (place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons

Example:

My dog was quarantined before he could live in England

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "quarantine" is one way to...):

insulate; isolate (place or set apart)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

quarantine (isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease)

quarantine (enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease)

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