Quarantining

Quarantining
Quarantine Quar`an*tine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarantined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarantining}.] To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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