Definition of seclude Seclude

/sʌkluˈd/ - [suklud] - se•clude

We found 7 definitions of seclude from 5 different sources.

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What does seclude mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

secludes, secluding, secluded  

seclude - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
  sequester, sequestrate, withdraw
  insulate, isolate protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • seclude (Verb)
    To shut off or keep apart , as from company, society, etc. ; withdraw from society or into solitude: as, to seclude oneself from the world.
  • seclude (Verb)
    To shut shut or keep out ; exclude; preclude.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • seclude (v. t.)
    To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into, or place in, solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with others.
  • seclude (v. t.)
    To shut or keep out; to exclude.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • seclude
    sē-klōōd′, v.i. to shut apart: to keep apart.—adj. Sēclud′ed, retired: withdrawn from observation.—adv. Sēclud′edly.—ns. Sēclu′sion, the act of secluding: a shutting out: the state of being secluded or apart: separation: retirement: privacy: solitude; Sēclu′sionist.—adj. Sēclu′sive. [L. secludĕre, seclusumse-, apart, claudĕre, to shut.]

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  • seclude, verb, present, 1st person singular of seclude (infinitive).
  • seclude, verb (infinitive).

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