quarantine (n.)

  1. enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease

  2. isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease

    quarantine (v.)

  1. place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; My dog was quarantined before he could live in England'

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