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SECLUDE
seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw
(verb) keep away from others; “He sequestered himself in his study to write a book”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
seclude (third-person singular simple present secludes, present participle secluding, simple past and past participle secluded)
(transitive) To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
(transitive) To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude.
Anagrams
• Culdees, cedules, scedule
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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