isolate
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈaɪsəleɪt/ usto separate something or someone from other things or people with which they are joined are mixed, or to keep them separate:
We need to isolate the problem with our product distribution.
POLITICS
to keep a company or country from doing business in the usual way:
Despite American efforts to isolate the country, Europeans still travel and trade there freely.
isolate sb/yourself from sth There is no way you can isolate yourself from politics unless you isolate yourself from society.