quarantine

US /ˈkwɔrənˌtin, ˈkwɑr-/

UK /'kwɒrənti:n/

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noun

  • The place to isolate sick plants, animals
  • A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.

verb

  • To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading

other

  • To impose isolation on (a person, animal, or place).