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seclude
[ si-klood ]
verb (used with object)
- to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.
- to isolate; shut off; keep apart:
They secluded the garden from the rest of the property.
seclude
/ sɪˈkluːd /
verb
- to remove from contact with others
- to shut off or screen from view
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Other Words From
- unse·cluding adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of seclude1
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Example Sentences
He had not yet begun to seclude himself, and he and his companions seemed to be trying to make the best of their situation.
She seemed anxious to seclude herself from the world, and to seek to drown her grief in the solitude she had formerly avoided.
It had led him to seclude himself from the gay little Delisleville world and cut himself off from young friendships.
This is merely an iron pot, with a close fitting flange lid so as to seclude all dust and ashes, and we used it in this way.
Darling, how I hate to seclude you from the gaze of men because I am too poor to adorn you like the rest.
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