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Meaning of
quarantine
in English
quarantine
us
//kwɑːrˈtīn//
uk
//kwɒrˈtɪn//
#common
Plural
quarantines
Past Tense
quarantined
Participle Verb
quarantining
Third Person Singular
quarantines
Definitions
Noun
a
period
of
isolation
from
public
;
preventing
disease
spread
a
place
for
enforcing
isolation
(
lazaret
,
etc
.)
detention
of
ships
at
port
;
disease
suspicion
The
ship
was
placed
under
quarantine
due
to
a
suspected
disease
outbreak
.
an
area
for
isolating
potentially
infected
persons
The
hospital
has
a
special
quarantine
area
for
patients
with
infectious
diseases
.
isolation
period
for
disease
detection
The
passengers
had
to
undergo
a
14-day
quarantine
before
entering
the
country
.
rigorous
isolation
measure
;
any
reason
The
government
imposed
a
quarantine
on
the
city
to
prevent
the
spread
of
the
virus
.
state
of
rigid
self-enforced
isolation
The
company
is
in
a
state
of
quarantine
to
prevent
data
breaches
.
isolating
a
program
or
system
(
from
a
network
);
limiting
damage
The
company
will
quarantine
the
affected
server
to
prevent
malware
spread
.
Verb
to
isolate
as
a
sanitary
measure
The
health
officials
will
quarantine
the
infected
patient
to
prevent
further
transmission
.
to
isolate
something
(
or
someone
)
to
prevent
disease
spread
The
health
authorities
quarantined
the
village
to
prevent
the
outbreak
from
spreading
.
