Defenition of the word quarantine
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Defenition of the word quarantine
- The isolation of people who are susceptible to be contagious to prevent an illness from spreading.
- isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
- enforced isolation to prevent spread of disease
- place into quarantine, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
- enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
- place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
- place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
Hypernyms for the word quarantine
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- closing off
- insulate
- isolate
- isolation
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