Quarantaine or quarantine

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Quarantaine
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Quarantine

Quarantine

Noun

Definition:

A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that may have been exposed to infectious disease are placed

Examples:

  1. Horses entering the country must stay in quarantine longer
  2. A six-week quarantine
  3. Quarantine laws

Synonyms:

  • Separation
  • Setting apart
  • Keeping apart
  • Sorting out

Quarantine

Verb

Definition:

Place (a person or animal) in quarantine in order to prevent the spread of an infectious disease

Examples:

  1. I quarantine all new fish for one month
  2. They had to quarantine infected households

Synonyms:

  • Separate
  • Set apart
  • Segregate
  • Detach

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