Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun quarantine

2 senses of quarantine

Sense 1
quarantine -- (enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease)
       => isolation -- (a state of separation between persons or groups)

Sense 2
quarantine -- (isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease)
       => isolation, closing off -- (the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb quarantine

1 sense of quarantine

Sense 1
quarantine -- (place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England")
       => isolate, insulate -- (place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates")