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seclude definition

se·clude (si klo̵̅o̅d′)

transitive verb secluded -·clud′ed, secluding -·clud′·ing

  1. to keep away or apart from others; bar or shut off from the view of or relations with others; isolate
  2. to make private or hidden; screen

Etymology: ME secluden < L secludere < se-, apart (see secede) + claudere, to close

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