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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.

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

seclude [sɪˈkluːd]
vb (tr)
1. to remove from contact with others
2. to shut off or screen from view
[from Latin sēclūdere to shut off, from sē- + claudere to imprison]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.seclude - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
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"
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