Seclude
Pronunciation : Se*clude
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. secludere, seclusum pref. se- aside + claudere to shut. See Close, v. t.]
Definition : 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, n.
t. [imp. & p. p. Secluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Secluding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913