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