quarantine

[ kwawr-uh n-teen, kwor-, kwawr-uh n-teen, kwor- ]
/ ˈkwɔr ənˌtin, ˈkwɒr-, ˌkwɔr ənˈtin, ˌkwɒr- /
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noun

verb (used with object), quar·an·tined, quar·an·tin·ing.

to put in or subject to quarantine.
to exclude, detain, or isolate for political, social, or hygienic reasons.

Origin of quarantine

1600–10; < Italian quarantina, variant of quarantena, orig. Upper Italian (Venetian): period of forty days, group of forty, derivative of quaranta forty ≪ Latin quadrāgintā

OTHER WORDS FROM quarantine

quar·an·tin·a·ble, adjective quar·an·tin·er, noun pre·quar·an·tine, noun, verb (used with object), pre·quar·an·tined, pre·quar·an·tin·ing. un·quar·an·tined, adjective

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Words related to quarantine

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British Dictionary definitions for quarantine

quarantine
/ (ˈkwɒrənˌtiːn) /

noun

a period of isolation or detention, esp of persons or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease, usually consisting of the maximum known incubation period of the suspected disease
the place or area where such detention is enforced
any period or state of enforced isolation

verb (tr)

to isolate in or as if in quarantine
Australian to withhold (a portion of a welfare payment) from a person or group of people

Word Origin for quarantine

C17: from Italian quarantina period of forty days, from quaranta forty, from Latin quadrāgintā

Medical definitions for quarantine

quarantine
[ kwôr′ən-tēn′ ]

n.

A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.
A place for such detention.
Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
A condition of enforced isolation.
A period of 40 days.

v.

To isolate in or as if in quarantine.

Cultural definitions for quarantine

quarantine
[ (kwawr-uhn-teen, kwahr-uhn-teen) ]

The isolation of people who either have a contagious disease or have been exposed to one, in an attempt to prevent the spread of the disease.

notes for quarantine

The term is sometimes used politically to designate the political and economic isolation of a nation in retribution for unacceptable policies: “When Iraq invaded Kuwait, it was placed in quarantine by the nations of the world.”