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seclude

se·clude [ sə kld ] (past and past participle se·clud·ed, present participle se·clud·ing, 3rd person present singular se·cludes)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. isolate somebody: to remove somebody from contact with others

2. make something private: to make a place private and quiet by screening or isolating it

[15th century. < Latin secludere "shut out" < claudere "shut"]
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