quarantine

Noun
  1. Enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease (synset 114438739)
    is a type of: isolation - a state of separation between persons or groups
  2. Isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease (synset 101204135)
    is a type of: closing off, isolation - the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
Verb
  1. Place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons (synset 200497347)
    "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
    is a type of: insulate, isolate - place or set apart

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