The Collaborative International Dictionary
Secluding
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.]
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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. To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.]
--Evelyn. [1913 Webster] -- Se*clud"ed*ly, adv. -- Se*clud"ed*ness, n.
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secluding
vb. (present participle of seclude English)
Usage examples of "secluding".
Adela was recovered, she formed a resolution of secluding herself in a convent, and took an early opportunity of informing Monsieur de Santong of her design.