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# insulate

verb (insulate, insulates, insulated, insulating)

«insulate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To cover something with a material that stops heat, cold or sound from passing through easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#m1)
2. To cover wires with a material that stops electricity from passing out, to keep people safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#m2)
3. To protect someone from something unpleasant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science, insulators are materials that do not let heat or electricity pass easily: plastic and rubber insulate wires, wool and feathers insulate animals and people, foam insulates houses and lunch boxes. Experiments test which material keeps a cup of hot water warm longest. In safety, never touch a wire whose insulation is damaged. Phrases: «insulate a house», «insulated cup», «insulate from».

### Examples

- We insulate the loft so the house stays warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#x1)
- Plastic insulates the wires so you don't get a shock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#x2)
- Thick fur insulates polar bears from the cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#x3)
- Which material insulates the hot water best? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#x4)
- An insulated flask keeps soup hot for hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#x5)
- Wool socks insulate your feet in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#x6)
- Air trapped between layers helps to insulate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#x7)
- Never touch a cable if the plastic around it is broken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/#x8)

### Note

Noun: «insulation»; a material that insulates is an «insulator»; the opposite is a «conductor». Trap: a blanket does not make heat; it insulates, keeping in the heat you already have — and it also keeps an ice cube cold.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «insulate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/insulate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«insulate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/insulate.html) on Mova free.