eristää — meaning in English

English meaning

• abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
• buffer noun Something that cushions or absorbs the impact between two things, physically or figuratively.
• clad adj Dressed or covered in something, especially clothing or a protective layer.
• constrain verb To make someone do something, using physical force, strong pressure or persuasion.
• insulate verb To cover or surround something with material to stop heat, cold, sound, or electricity from passing through.
• island noun A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
• ostracize verb To send someone out of a city for several years, as was done in ancient Athens.
• proscribe verb To ban something officially.
• quarantine noun A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
• sequester verb To keep someone or something away from all outside contact or influence.

Senses

eristää is used for these senses in English:

• abstract (transitive) To separate; to disengage. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
• buffer To use a buffer or buffers; to isolate or minimize the effects of one thing on another.
• clad (past tense clad or cladded) To cover with a cladding or another material (for example, insulation).
• constrain (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
• cordon off (transitive) To protect from intrusion by enclosing in a rope or other barrier.
• cut off (transitive) To isolate or remove from contact.
• island (transitive) To isolate.
• ostracize (by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun. [from mid 17th c.]

abstract — full definition

1. noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
2. adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
3. adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colors, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
4. verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.

buffer — full definition

1. noun Something that cushions or absorbs the impact between two things, physically or figuratively.
2. noun A temporary storage area in a computer that holds data before it is processed or transferred.
3. noun A chemical solution that resists changes in pH.
4. verb To lessen or absorb the impact of something.

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