OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1702

quarantine

/ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cuarentena
A period, instance, or state of isolation from the general public or from native livestock and flora enacted to prevent the spread of any contagious disease.
From Toulon... Our Gallyes which were upon the point of finishing their Quarantaine, and entering into this Port, have been hindred from it by th'arrival of three others that were…
The tourists were put in quarantine to ensure none of them would be able to spread the plague.
📚 verb • entry_id 1703

quarantine

/ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cuarentenar
To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.
International travelers must quarantine themselves at their own expense in a designated hotel for 14 days upon arrival.
The Mauretania... is expected to ‘quarantine’ at New York at 10 a.m. tomorrow.