Category:Seclude

Se*clude, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Secluding.] Etym: [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.