'quarantine' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'quarantine' with 2 example sentences.
- quarantine noun
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: enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
: isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
 - quarantine verb
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: place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
 
The hospital quarantined the infected patients to avoid cross infection.
        How long will the quarantine last?