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- Dictionaryquarantine/ˈkwɒrəntiːn/
noun
- 1. a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that may have been exposed to infectious disease are placed: "horses entering the country must stay in quarantine longer"
verb
- 1. place (a person or animal) in quarantine in order to prevent the spread of an infectious disease: "I quarantine all new fish for one month"
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Quarantine is a period of time when people, animals, or things that may have a disease or be harmful are kept away from others. Learn the different meanings and uses of quarantine as a noun and a verb with examples and synonyms.
Learn the origin, history, and usage of the word quarantine, which means a period of isolation or restriction to prevent the spread of disease or pests. See examples, synonyms, related phrases, and medical and kids definitions of quarantine.
noun. a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease. a period, originally 40 days, of detention or isolation imposed upon ships, persons, animals, or plants on arrival at a port or place, when suspected of carrying some infectious or contagious disease.
Quarantine is a period of time when people or animals with a disease, or that may have one, are kept away from others to prevent the spread of the disease. It can also refer to a period of time when people are not allowed to leave their homes or travel freely, or when something harmful is kept in a safe place.
Quarantine is the isolation or restriction of people, animals, or things to prevent the spread of disease or contamination. Learn the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of quarantine in different contexts.
If you contract something highly infectious, such as pinkeye, please quarantine yourself so that you don’t infect others with it. This means you’ll have to stay in isolation and avoid contact with other people. Starting in the 16th century, a quarantine lasted specifically 40 days.
n. 1. (Medicine) a period of isolation or detention, esp of persons or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease, usually consisting of the maximum known incubation period of the suspected disease. 2. (Medicine) the place or area where such detention is enforced. 3. any period or state of enforced isolation. vb ( tr)
