To separate, sever, or split.
To cause disagreement or alienation among or within.
To disintegrate; to come apart.
To set apart or cut off from others.
To self-isolate.
To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture.
To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture.
To insulate, or make free of external influence.
To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
To place in quarantine or isolation.
Something that has been isolated.