Seclude
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transitive verb.
To set or keep apart, as from social contact with others.
synonym
:
isolate
.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw from society or into solitude: as, to
seclude
one's self from the world.
To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into, or place in, solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with others.
transitive verb.
To shut or keep out; to exclude.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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.
verb.
To
shut
or
keep out
;
exclude
;
preclude
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
keep away from others
Word Usage
"There are probably other good reasons why a group of people would seclude themselves in the forest."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
expose
Etymologically Related
seclusion
seclusive
Form
secluded
secludedly
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
insulate
isolate
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Abood
Jude
Likud
Mahmood
Mahmoud
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
acropolis
away-team
best-equipped
catchpenny
dues-paying
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
bolt
cloister
closet
confine
cop out
verb-form
secluded
secludes
secluding