What is the meaning of " quarantine "

Definition of 'quarantine'     

quarantine

Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense quarantines  , present participle quarantining  , past tense, past participle quarantined 

1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

If a person or animal is in quarantine, they are being kept separate from other people or animals for a set period of time, usually because they have or may have a disease.

She was sent home to Oxford and put in quarantine. 

No mammals other than people may enter the country without lengthy quarantine. 

Synonyms: isolation, segregation, solitude   More Synonyms of quarantine

2. VERB 

If people or animals are quarantined, they are stopped from having contact with other people or animals. If a place is quarantined, people and animals are prevented from entering or leaving it.

Dogs have to be quarantined for six months before they'll let them in.

Synonyms: isolate, separate, segregate, keep apart   More Synonyms of quarantine