Past tense of insulate
regular verb
The past tense of insulate is insulated. The past participle is also insulated.
Forms of insulate
| Base form (V1) | insulate /ˈɪnsjʊleɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | insulated |
| Past participle (V3) | insulated |
| Present participle | insulating |
| Third person singular | insulates |
Insulated in a sentence
- A simple transformer can be made by coiling two pieces of insulated copper wire around an iron heart.From the entry coil
- Early insulated wires were covered in silk rather than plastic.From the entry insulated
- The rich are often so insulated from reality that they think the poor have extra money they could save for more than a short time.From the entry poor
- This system has an insulated 5-gallon electric hot water heater directly under the sink.2003, Blair Allen, Julie Jones Lloyd Kahn, Septic System Owner's Manual. From the entry hot water heater
- Private ‘audiations’ are systematically insulated from the ambient environment critique performance lives in.1992, Stan Godlovitch, The Journal of Aesthetic Education, Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, →OCLC, page 7; republished as…. From the entry audiation
Meaning of insulate
- verb To separate, detach, or isolate.
- verb To separate a body or material from others, e.g. by non-conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc.
- adjective Of pollen or spores, with superficial ornamentation grouped in circular or polygonal areas separated by grooves.
Questions about the past tense of insulate
- What is the past tense of insulate?
- The past tense of insulate is insulated.
- What is the past participle of insulate?
- The past participle of insulate is insulated.
- Is insulate a regular or irregular verb?
- Insulate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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