Quarantine (Verb)
Meaning
Place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The patient was quarantined immediately after showing symptoms of the disease to prevent it from spreading.
- The entire neighborhood was quarantined for several days after a case of rabies was reported.
- The new immigrants were quarantined for a month before being allowed to enter the general population.
- The traveler returning from Asia was quarantined at the airport due to concerns of a viral outbreak.
- The town was quarantined during the outbreak of bubonic plague to contain the disease.