SECLUDING

Verb

secluding

present participle of seclude

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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