All 4 Uses of
insulate
in
Into the Wild
- Alex's cheap leather hiking boots were neither waterproof nor well insulated.
p. 5..3 (definition 1) *insulated = layered to keep warm
- ...a pair of insulated flight pants of the type sold in military-surplus stores;
p. 178..5 (definition 1)
- It appears that McCandless was saving them to insulate his clothing or perhaps to make a feather pillow.
p. 178..8 (definition 1)insulate = create layers for warmth
- Instead of living in concert with the land, instead of relying on the country for sustenance as the natives did, he attempted to insulate himself from the northern environment with ill-suited military tools and traditions.
p. 181..9 (definition 2) *insulate = separate (from harm)
Definitions:
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(1) (insulate as in: insulate the attic) to separate two things to prevent passage of something such as heat, cold, noise, or electricity -- often by covering one of the things with a material
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(2) (insulate as in: insulate her from harm) to separate someone or something from influences thought to be harmful