quarantine

n. isolation, confinement; blockage, enforcement of sanctions

v. hold in isolation, hold in confinement

For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation) Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation, typically to contain the spread of something considered dangerous, often but not always disease. The word comes from the Italian (17th Century Venetian) language Italian quarantena, meaning forty day period.
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Quarantine /quar·an·tine/ 1. restriction of freedom of movement of apparently well individuals who have been exposed to infectious disease, which is [more]Quarantine - Community and Resources

Noun
1. enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
(hypernym) isolation
2. isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
(hypernym) isolation, closing off
Verb
1. place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
(hypernym) isolate, insulate

n. about forty years