Insulate
verb
To add a material on something to stop heat, sound, or electricity from coming in or out.
We insulated our home for better energy efficiency.
Often appears as...
- insulate a home
- insulate a pipe
verb
To protect someone from bad experiences or influences.
Parents often try to insulate their children from the harsh realities of the world.
Often appears as...
- insulate someone from reality
- insulate children from harm
verb
To isolate or separate from others.
He insulated himself from his friends and family.
Often appears as...
- insulate oneself
- insulate someone from others
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To add a material on something to stop heat, sound, or electricity from coming in or out.
We insulated our home for better energy efficiency.
Often appears as...
- insulate a home
- insulate a pipe
verb
To protect someone from bad experiences or influences.
Parents often try to insulate their children from the harsh realities of the world.
Often appears as...
- insulate someone from reality
- insulate children from harm
verb
To isolate or separate from others.
He insulated himself from his friends and family.
Often appears as...
- insulate oneself
- insulate someone from others
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Barrier
Insulate implies a physical layer that acts as a barrier to heat, sound, or electricity.
Adding foam to insulate the walls.
Pro Tip 2/3Energy Efficiency
Insulating your home can mean a practical step for saving energy and reducing bills.
They decided to insulate the attic before winter.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Measure
Insulating is also a safety measure, especially when dealing with electricity.
All electrical wires have to be well-insulated.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Barrier
Insulate implies a physical layer that acts as a barrier to heat, sound, or electricity.
Adding foam to insulate the walls.
Pro Tip 2/3Energy Efficiency
Insulating your home can mean a practical step for saving energy and reducing bills.
They decided to insulate the attic before winter.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Measure
Insulating is also a safety measure, especially when dealing with electricity.
All electrical wires have to be well-insulated.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Barrier
Insulate implies a physical layer that acts as a barrier to heat, sound, or electricity.
Adding foam to insulate the walls.
Pro Tip 2/3Energy Efficiency
Insulating your home can mean a practical step for saving energy and reducing bills.
They decided to insulate the attic before winter.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Measure
Insulating is also a safety measure, especially when dealing with electricity.
All electrical wires have to be well-insulated.
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Why do we have hair in...
But for many mammals, hair grows in two layers consisting of a shorter undercoat of ground hairs covered by longer guard hairs. Together, they help insulate the animal’s body and protect its skin. Human hairs, on the other hand, are kind of a combination of these hair types.
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You have no idea where...
did it retrofit those winter features for a hot desert environment? Like, for instance, the hump may be helpful to camels in hotter climes because having all your fat in one place, like a, you know, fat backpack, means that you don't have to have that insulation
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What's hidden under the...
From there, the snow acts as an igloo, insulating this water from the cold and the wind above. So the water can stay hidden in the ice sheet in liquid form year after year. The question is, what happens next? Does the water stay there forever? It could.
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Why societies collapse PIPE...
able to insulate themselves from consequences by living in gated compounds, by drinking bottled water and so on. And within the last couple of years, it's been obvious that the elite in the business world correctly perceive that they can advance
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Maker space; supporting...
her house was lined with clay that she would find in rivers to insulate it and the lights that she used in her house was basically candles and kerosene and this is the type of energy that she used in house for most of her life she lived
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How fast is the speed of...
Myelin is a fatty sheath that insulates an axon, preventing electrical currents from leaking out. Meanwhile, axons with larger diameters offer less internal resistance. These compounded factors can raise the speed of an action potential
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Shelter From a Snowstorm...
buried in snow caves. By digging down into the snow like this and then using my snowshoes to create a roof, I'm not only protecting myself from the wind, but creating an insulated air pocket where I can try to stay warm.
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Male Polar Bear Fight...
then a massive set of canines with setback premolars, allow you to bit down deep. But hands down, their key adaptation is their incredible thermal insulation. If we switch from a normal camera like this camera
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9/11 Impact Anatomy PIPE...
unprotected there is now no insulation on them and it starts hitting the beams see the beams in a manner of speaking provide restraint at the edges of the columns which are loaded axially in the vertical
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Fox Dives Head First in...
just keeping warm saps huge amounts of energy their thick coats can insulate them down
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Why do we have hair in...
But for many mammals, hair grows in two layers consisting of a shorter undercoat of ground hairs covered by longer guard hairs. Together, they help insulate the animal’s body and protect its skin. Human hairs, on the other hand, are kind of a combination of these hair types.
Video examples
You have no idea where...
did it retrofit those winter features for a hot desert environment? Like, for instance, the hump may be helpful to camels in hotter climes because having all your fat in one place, like a, you know, fat backpack, means that you don't have to have that insulation
Video examples
What's hidden under the...
From there, the snow acts as an igloo, insulating this water from the cold and the wind above. So the water can stay hidden in the ice sheet in liquid form year after year. The question is, what happens next? Does the water stay there forever? It could.
Video examples
Why societies collapse PIPE...
able to insulate themselves from consequences by living in gated compounds, by drinking bottled water and so on. And within the last couple of years, it's been obvious that the elite in the business world correctly perceive that they can advance
Video examples
Maker space; supporting...
her house was lined with clay that she would find in rivers to insulate it and the lights that she used in her house was basically candles and kerosene and this is the type of energy that she used in house for most of her life she lived
Video examples
How fast is the speed of...
Myelin is a fatty sheath that insulates an axon, preventing electrical currents from leaking out. Meanwhile, axons with larger diameters offer less internal resistance. These compounded factors can raise the speed of an action potential
Video examples
Shelter From a Snowstorm...
buried in snow caves. By digging down into the snow like this and then using my snowshoes to create a roof, I'm not only protecting myself from the wind, but creating an insulated air pocket where I can try to stay warm.
Video examples
Male Polar Bear Fight...
then a massive set of canines with setback premolars, allow you to bit down deep. But hands down, their key adaptation is their incredible thermal insulation. If we switch from a normal camera like this camera
Video examples
9/11 Impact Anatomy PIPE...
unprotected there is now no insulation on them and it starts hitting the beams see the beams in a manner of speaking provide restraint at the edges of the columns which are loaded axially in the vertical
Video examples
Fox Dives Head First in...
just keeping warm saps huge amounts of energy their thick coats can insulate them down
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Quote examples
Sherri Shepherd
American Entertainer
My fans mean everything to me - especially the sisters! When you're on 'The View' or you're doing movies and stuff, you're a little bit insulated. It means so much to me when a woman comes up to me and says, 'Sherri, you said what I feel.' That just means so much to me to know that I have that support.
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Matthew McConaughey
American Actor
Whether I'm running on the beach without my shirt or whether I'm going out with my kids or going to church or going out to dinner - I don't choose to insulate myself in engaging in real life. Hence, the public kind of almost knows me as much through my real life that they see through the rag mags.
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Jonah Hill
American Actor
When a movie like 'Superbad' or 'Moneyball' comes out, people make you feel like you're the most important person on the planet. The truth is, you're a billion percent not the most important person on the planet. It's all insulated in your world and no one could care less. It's just a movie.
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Jonathan Dimbleby
British Writer
Presidents and prime ministers, whether they live in the rich or the poor world, are insulated and isolated from the devastating impact of global poverty. They read the statistics, but they rarely witness at first hand the misery and degradation of life on a dollar a day.
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Shari Redstone
American Businesswoman
It is really hard when your life is scrutinized by people who don't know you and who don't really know what the situation is. So I avoid the good and the bad and just try to live in a world where I can insulate myself from whatever is out there.
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Steve Carell
American Actor
You project a version of yourself to the public to protect and insulate yourself a little bit. Actors come up with a version of themselves in order to protect the real person.
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Peggy Lipton
American Actress
I had become so insulated in my world as a mother that I didn't know how to pick up the phone and call anybody to put myself out there. I don't live my life anymore that way.
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Nina Tassler
American Businesswoman
As an outsider, you observe what everyone is saying. Insiders are sometimes too insulated, listening to voices in their own little group.
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Jason Fried
American Businessman
A diverse customer base helps insulate you; a few large accounts can leave you vulnerable to their whims.
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Lisa Su
Taiwanese Businesswoman
One of the most important things for a CEO is not to get insulated.
Quote examples
Sherri Shepherd
American Entertainer
My fans mean everything to me - especially the sisters! When you're on 'The View' or you're doing movies and stuff, you're a little bit insulated. It means so much to me when a woman comes up to me and says, 'Sherri, you said what I feel.' That just means so much to me to know that I have that support.
Quote examples
Matthew McConaughey
American Actor
Whether I'm running on the beach without my shirt or whether I'm going out with my kids or going to church or going out to dinner - I don't choose to insulate myself in engaging in real life. Hence, the public kind of almost knows me as much through my real life that they see through the rag mags.
Quote examples
Jonah Hill
American Actor
When a movie like 'Superbad' or 'Moneyball' comes out, people make you feel like you're the most important person on the planet. The truth is, you're a billion percent not the most important person on the planet. It's all insulated in your world and no one could care less. It's just a movie.
Quote examples
Jonathan Dimbleby
British Writer
Presidents and prime ministers, whether they live in the rich or the poor world, are insulated and isolated from the devastating impact of global poverty. They read the statistics, but they rarely witness at first hand the misery and degradation of life on a dollar a day.
Quote examples
Shari Redstone
American Businesswoman
It is really hard when your life is scrutinized by people who don't know you and who don't really know what the situation is. So I avoid the good and the bad and just try to live in a world where I can insulate myself from whatever is out there.
Quote examples
Steve Carell
American Actor
You project a version of yourself to the public to protect and insulate yourself a little bit. Actors come up with a version of themselves in order to protect the real person.
Quote examples
Peggy Lipton
American Actress
I had become so insulated in my world as a mother that I didn't know how to pick up the phone and call anybody to put myself out there. I don't live my life anymore that way.
Quote examples
Nina Tassler
American Businesswoman
As an outsider, you observe what everyone is saying. Insiders are sometimes too insulated, listening to voices in their own little group.
Quote examples
Jason Fried
American Businessman
A diverse customer base helps insulate you; a few large accounts can leave you vulnerable to their whims.
Quote examples
Lisa Su
Taiwanese Businesswoman
One of the most important things for a CEO is not to get insulated.
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