seclude : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: seclude	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for seclude
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seclude v keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" Synonym(s): seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Seclude \Seclude\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Secluding}.] [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. -- {Seclud"edly}, adv. -- {Seclud"edness}, n.