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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

/ ²õɪˈ°ì±ô³ÜË»å /

verb

  1. to remove from contact with others
  2. to shut off or screen from view
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of seclude1

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin ²õŧ³¦±ôÅ«»å±ð°ù±ð, equivalent to ²õŧ- se- + -³¦±ôÅ«»å±ð°ù±ð, combining form of claudere to close
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of seclude1

C15: from Latin ²õŧ³¦±ôÅ«»å±ð°ù±ð to shut off, from ²õŧ- + claudere to imprison
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Example Sentences

Guo said she'd had a secluded childhood as the child of a Chinese father and Filipino mother – but could not remember where in the Philippines her family home had been.

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In a few frantic moments, she was desperately fighting for what she believed was her life as he dragged her towards a more secluded overgrown area.

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"It was a golden, sandy beach – empty and secluded," says Jess, 26.

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For years rumors swirled about a cult living on the secluded property at the end of Fair Oaks Avenue in the San Gabriel Mountain foothills bordering Altadena.

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"Situated in a secluded valley, this trapezoidal monument contains five chambers that housed the remains of approximately 40 individuals, categorized by age, gender and even species - including dogs."

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