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seclude
[si'klu:d]
vt. 使隔, 使, 隔



seclude
[ verb ]
keep away from others
<verb.change> sequester sequestrate withdraw
He sequestered himself in his study to write a book



Seclude \Se*clude\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secluded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Secluding}.] [L. secludere, seclusum; pref. se- aside +
claudere to shut. See {Close}, v. t.]
1. To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into, or place
in, solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with
others.

Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven
Seclude their bosom slaves. --Thomson.

2. To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.] --Evelyn.
-- {Se*clud"ed*ly}, adv. --
{Se*clud"ed*ness}, n.