Meaning of SECLUDE
| Pronunciation: | | si'klood
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| | Definition: | | [v] keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" |
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| | Synonyms: | | sequester, sequestrate, withdraw |
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| | See Also: | | insulate, isolate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Se*clude\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secluded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Secluding}.] [L. secludere, seclusum pref. se- aside +
claudere to shut. See {Close}, v. t.]
1. To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into, or place
in, solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with
others.
Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude
their bosom slaves. --Thomson.
2. To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.] --Evelyn. --
{Se*clud"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Se*clud"ed*ness}, n.
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