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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•clud•ed (si klo̅o̅′did),USA pronunciation adj. - sheltered or screened from general activity, view, etc.:a secluded cottage.
- withdrawn from or involving little human or social activity:a secluded life.
se•clud′ed•ly, adv. se•clud′ed•ness, n. isolated, retired, sequestered, cloistered, private, secret. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: secluded /sɪˈkluːdɪd/ adj - kept apart from the company of others: a secluded life
- sheltered; private
seˈcludedly adv seˈcludedness n se•clude /sɪˈklud/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -clud•ed, -clud•ing. - to remove from social contact and activity:secluded himself with his computer.
- to shut off;
keep apart:They secluded the garden from the rest of the property.
se•clud•ed, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024se•clude (si klo̅o̅d′),USA pronunciation v.t., -clud•ed, -clud•ing. - to place in or withdraw into solitude;
remove from social contact and activity, etc. - to isolate;
shut off;
keep apart:They secluded the garden from the rest of the property.
- Latin sēclūdere, equivalent. to sē- se- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close
- late Middle English 1425–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: seclude /sɪˈkluːd/ vb (transitive)- to remove from contact with others
- to shut off or screen from view
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin sēclūdere to shut off, from sē- + claudere to imprison |