seclude

[si-klood]

verb (used with object)

secluded, secluding 

1. to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.

2. to isolate; shut off; keep apart.

   They secluded the garden from the rest of the property.

seclude

/ sɪˈkluːd /

verb

1. to remove from contact with others

2. to shut off or screen from view

Other Word Forms

• unsecluding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of seclude¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin sēclūdere, equivalent to sē- se- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close

Word History and Origins

Origin of seclude¹

C15: from Latin sēclūdere to shut off, from sē- + claudere to imprison

Example Sentences

A young couple move to a secluded country house and have a baby, but the mother's mental health suffers under the pressure of domestic life.

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But her attempts to purchase an especially large property in Totteridge Common - an area known for its substantial, secluded residences - triggered a police investigation when Wen was unable to account for her boss's wealth.

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Passengers aboard were transported by tenders to the secluded island – home to a luxury resort and a research station - for a day trip with the option of hiking or snorkelling.

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In a secluded section of Antarctica's western Weddell Sea, researchers have made an extraordinary discovery in an area once concealed beneath 200 meters of solid ice.

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His father, the late Duke of Edinburgh, chose the secluded property as his permanent home when he retired from public life in 2017.

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Related Words

• cloister 
• ostracize 
• sequester