Dictionary entries for 'seclude'

Synonyms

se·clude (sĭ-klōōd́)

[Middle English secluden, to shut off, from Latin sēclūdere, sē-, apart, + claudere, to shut.]

transitive verb: -clud·ed, -clud·ing, -cludes.

To set or keep apart, as from social contact with others. See synonyms at isolate
To screen from view; make private.