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Webster 1913 Edition
Seclude
Se-clude
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Secluded
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Secluding
.] 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
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Seclude
SECLU'DE
,Verb.
T.
1. To separate, as from company or society, and usually to keep apart for some length of tome, or to confine in a separate state; as persons in low spirits seclude themselves from society.
Let eastern tyrants from the light of heav'n Seclude their bosom slaves. Thomson.
2. To shut out; to prevent from entering; to preclude.
Inclose your tender plants in your conservatory, secluding all entrance of cold.