Quarantine - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkwɔːrəntiːn|  American pronunciation of the word quarantine
Brit.  |ˈkwɒrəntiːn|  British pronunciation of the word quarantine

noun

- enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
- isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease

verb

- place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
My dog was quarantined before he could live in England

Extra examples

The infected people were put into quarantine.

The cows will be kept in quarantine for another week.

The dog was put under quarantine.

The hospital quarantined the infected patients.

The dog was immediately quarantined.

The monkeys were kept in quarantine for 31 days.

My dog was quarantined before he could live in England

The puppy, which may have rabies, is at a quarantine kennel.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: quarantine
he/she/it: quarantines
present participle: quarantining
past tense: quarantined
past participle: quarantined
noun
singular: quarantine
plural: quarantines
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