[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

insulate \in"sulate\, v. t. imp.  p. p. insulated; p. pr. 
   vb. n. insulating. l. insulatus insulated, fr. insula
   island. see isle, and cf. isolate.
   1913 webster
   1. to make an island of. obs. --pennant.
      1913 webster

   2. to place in a detached situation, or in a state having no
      communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to
      separate.
      1913 webster

   3. elec.  thermotics to prevent the transfer of
      electricity or heat to or from bodies by the
      interposition of nonconductors.
      1913 webster

   insulating stool elec., a stool with legs of glass or
      some other nonconductor of electricity, used for
      insulating a person or any object placed upon it.
      1913 webster
see also:
insulated insulating isle isolate insulating stool 

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