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- insulate against
insulate against
insulate someone or something against someone or something
and insulate someone or something from someone or somethingto protect someone or something against the effect of someone or something. Use an extra blanket to insulate the baby against the cold. John is a bad influence on the children, and I've taken care to insulate them against him. We insulated the children from the effects of John and his bad habits.