🛡️insulate

Meaning

To protect something by covering it, especially to prevent heat, sound, or electricity from escaping or entering.

Example Sentences

The house was insulated to reduce heating costs.

Example Expressions

insulate from criticism

Synonyms

protect, shield, cover, isolate, guard

Antonyms

expose, uncover, reveal

Collocations

insulate a house, insulate wires, insulate against heat, insulate from