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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.
Definition 2024
seclude
seclude
English
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 from society or into solitude: as, to seclude oneself from the world.
- (transitive) To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude.
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References
- seclude in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911