seclude

se·clude  (s-kld)

tr.v. se·clud·ed, se·clud·ing, se·cludes

1. To set or keep apart, as from social contact with others. See Synonyms at isolate.

2. To screen from view; make private.

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[Middle English secluden, to shut off, from Latin scldere : s-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + claudere, to shut.]

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seclude

Verb

[-cluding, -cluded]

1. to remove from contact with others

2. to shut off or screen from view [Latin secludere]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

seclude - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" sequestrate, sequester, withdraw isolate, insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"