Definition of QUARANTINE
Definition of QUARANTINE
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quar·an·tine | ˈkwȯr-ən-ˌtēn
, ˈkwär- 1 : a period of 40 days
2a : a term during which a ship arriving in port and suspected of carrying contagious disease is held in isolation from the shore
b : a regulation placing a ship in quarantine
c : a place where a ship is detained during quarantine
3a : a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests
b : a place in which those under quarantine are kept
4 : a state of enforced isolation
quarantine
verbquarantined; quarantining
1 : to detain in or exclude by quarantine
2 : to isolate from normal relations or communication quarantine an aggressor
Noun The infected people were put into quarantine. The cows will be kept in quarantine for another week. The dog was put under quarantine. Verb The hospital quarantined the infected patients. The dog was immediately quarantined.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Hidalgo and the staff who were potentially exposed will be tested for COVID-19 and will self-quarantinefor 14 days, until July 6. —Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, “Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo in isolation after potential COVID-19 exposure,” 29 June 2020Employers should have an exit strategy for the sick employee, help them get tested and self-quarantine, Farley said. —Natalie Walters, Dallas News, “5 Dallas stores undergo deep cleans after employees test positive for COVID-19,” 26 June 2020When self-quarantinebegan, everyone watched as their favorite events were canceled. —George Mccalman, SFChronicle.com, “The SF Pride that wasn’t: Organizers, luminaries see loss and opportunity,” 26 June 2020Travelers taking a test upon arrival must self-quarantineuntil getting negative results. —Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Anchorage Daily News, “U.S. Justice Department supports legal challenge to Hawaii’s traveler quarantine,” 25 June 2020Thirteen players at Texas tested positive or were presumed positive for COVID-19, while 10 more were asymptomatic and placed in self-quarantine, the school announced June 18. —Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, “Amid coronavirus threat, colleges take aim at football culture of hiding injuries, illness,” 25 June 2020But not everyone who went into self-quarantineas a duo will emerge as one. —Washington Post, “She wants to socially distance. He doesn’t. Can their relationship survive?,” 25 June 2020On Wednesday, the governors of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut jointly announced that visitors from several states that have seen surging coronavirus cases will have to self-quarantinefor 14 days or face a fine. —Jason Silverstein, CBS News, “White House explains why Trump isn’t subject to New Jersey quarantine order: He’s “not a civilian”,” 25 June 2020The people will self-quarantineuntil the results are known within the following 48 hours. —Los Angeles Times, “How will MLB operate during COVID-19 pandemic? Here are some rules, protocols and oddities,” 24 June 2020Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Case investigators call people who tested positive and work toquarantinethose individuals, while also trying to identify and contact others who may have been exposed. —Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, “Bay Area contact tracing shows early signs of success,” 29 June 2020After quietly separating months earlier, Paul and Sarah reluctantly decide toquarantinetogether when their sweet yet intense daughter, Sophie, returns home from college. —Samantha Highfill, EW.com, “Freeform’s Love in the Time of Corona announces cast and start of production,” 29 June 2020The increase in caseloads led New York and its sister states New Jersey and Connecticut to ask those who traveled to many states, including Florida and Texas, toquarantinefor two weeks upon return. —Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, “Some states are seeing coronavirus cases skyrocket. We’re not. At least not yet. Why?,” 29 June 2020Vickers said that students who test positive will be asked toquarantinefor 14 days before reporting to campus. —Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, “Alabama to fund widespread COVID testing for college students this fall,” 29 June 2020Visitors without symptoms will also not have toquarantinethemselves. —Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, “The Maldives Is Reopening in July — Here’s What You Need to Know,” 26 June 2020Jackson’s notice indicated that the delay would allow Stone time toquarantinehimself so as not to take the novel coronavirus from his home in South Florida to the prison. —Washington Post, “Roger Stone ordered to report to prison July 14, as judge denies request for two-month delay,” 26 June 2020Valuable days were lost after the ship docked in Guam as Crozier sought comfortable hotel rooms toquarantinehis crew, rejecting more spartan accommodations in a gym. —Jamie Mcintyre, Washington Examiner, “Congress wants its own inquiry into leadership failures in response to virus-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt,” 22 June 2020State officials said anyone who had close contact with the inmate who tested positive will be told toquarantinethemselves until they are cleared by a doctor. —USA TODAY, “Trump going Fourth, college refunds, parks shuttered: News from around our 50 states,” 22 June 2020These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘quarantine.’ Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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