eristää — meaning in English
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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 force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
- 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 ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
- proscribe verb To forbid or prohibit.
- quarantine noun A period of enforced isolation imposed on people, animals, or goods to stop a disease from spreading.
- sequester verb To separate from all external influence; to seclude; to withdraw.
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
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.
buffer — full definition
- noun Something that cushions or absorbs the impact between two things, physically or figuratively.
- noun A temporary storage area in a computer that holds data before it is processed or transferred.
- noun A chemical solution that resists changes in pH.
- verb To lessen or absorb the impact of something.