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Definition of seclude

seclude

/sɪˈkluːd/
se · clude
Adjective:secluded
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Past Simple:secluded
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Past Participle:secluded
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Present Participle:secluding
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seclude Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To keep someone or oneself apart from other people or outside contact; to isolate in a quiet or private place.

Example

"The novelist decided to seclude herself in a remote cabin in the mountains until her manuscript was complete."

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• Rhymes for seclude

• Nearby Words

secede
secession
secessionist
seclude
secluded
seclusion
second

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin secludere ('to shut off, separate'), formed from the prefix se- ('apart') and claudere ('to shut, close'), the same root found in exclude, include, and conclude.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Seclude. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/seclude
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