Both Uses of
insulate
in
A Separate Peace
- I must have been entering a mild state of shock. Insulated by this, I took off my clothes and started to climb the pegs.
p. 16.9insulated = separated from an influence thought to be harmful
- Brinker, in his accelerating change from absolute to relative virtue, came up with plan after plan, each more insulated from the fighting than the last.
p. 159.8 *insulated = separated
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