Seclude
To keep someone or something apart from others; to withdraw into solitude or to hide away.
verbSeclude
To keep someone or something apart from others; to withdraw into solitude or to hide away.
verbImagine This
Imagine a writer who shuts the door of a quiet attic, draws the blinds, and secludes herself from the noisy world to finish a novel.
Sounds Like
sih-KLOOD
Looks Like
exclude, include (shares the -clude letters) and the root clue
Remember This
From Latin secludere meaning 'to shut off'; related words include seclusion, secluded, and exclude, all built around the -clud- root meaning 'to close'.
Other Forms
Connect With
isolate, withdraw, sequester, cloister, retreat, privacy, solitude
Note
Seclude emphasizes deliberate isolation or withdrawal. It differs from exclude, which means to keep something out, while seclude means to place oneself or something away from others.