noun : QUARANTINE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease ;
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2. (
) isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease ;
verb : QUARANTINE
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England" ;
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