seclude
Etymology

From Latin secludo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /səˈkluːd/
Verb

seclude (secludes, present participle secluding; simple past and past participle secluded)

  1. (transitive) To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
  2. (transitive) To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude.
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