SECLUDE


Meaning of SECLUDE in English

v.

Pronunciation: si- ' klüd

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: se · clud · ed ; se · clud · ing

Etymology: Middle English, to cut off (from), from Latin secludere to separate, seclude, from se- apart + claudere to close ― more at SECEDE , CLOSE

Date: circa 1533

1 obsolete : to exclude from a privilege, rank, or dignity : DEBAR

2 : to remove or separate from intercourse or outside influence : ISOLATE

3 : SHUT OFF , SCREEN

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.