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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
isolate (v.)
 
 
The prepositions that usually combine with isolate are by, from, in, and with, as in We were isolated by the unplowed roads; Her shyness isolated her from her peers; In his pride, he isolated himself in every social situation; Isolate the infected animals with separate housing, or the disease will spread.  1
 
 
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