Isolate
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Something that has been isolated.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To set apart or cut off from others. To place in quarantine or isolation. To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture. To insulate, or make free of external influence. To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture. To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity.
Example sentence: If we look at music history closely, it is not difficult to isolate certain elements of great potency which were to nourish the art of music for decades, if not centuries.
Sequestrate
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To sequester.