secluded

UK: /sɪˈkluːdɪd/ US: (si klo̅o̅′did)

From the verb seclude: (⇒ conjugate)

secluded is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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se•clud•ed  (si klo̅o̅′did), adj. 

1. sheltered or screened from general activity, view, etc.:
   a secluded cottage.
2. withdrawn from or involving little human or social activity:
   a secluded life.

• seclude + -ed² 1595–1605

se•clud′ed•ly, adv. 
se•clud′ed•ness, n. 
Synonyms

isolated, retired, sequestered, cloistered, private, secret.

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secluded / sɪˈkluːdɪd/ adjective

1. kept apart from the company of others: a secluded life
2. sheltered; private

seˈcludedly adverb

seˈcludedness noun

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se•clude /sɪˈklud/   v. [~ + object] , -clud•ed, -clud•ing. 

1. to remove from social contact and activity:
   secluded himself with his computer.
2. to shut off;
   keep apart:
   They secluded the garden from the rest of the property.

se•clud•ed, adj. 

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se•clude  (si klo̅o̅d′), v.t., -clud•ed, -clud•ing. 

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.

• Latin sēclūdere, equivalent. to sē- se- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to close
• late Middle English 1425–75

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seclude / sɪˈkluːd/ verb (transitive)

1. to remove from contact with others
2. to shut off or screen from view

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin sēclūdere to shut off, from sē- + claudere to shut, imprison