tr.v. se·clud·ed, se·clud·ing, se·cludes To set or keep apart, as from social contact with others. See Synonyms at isolate. [Middle English secluden, to shut off, from Latin sēclūdere : sē-, apart; see s(w)e- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + claudere, to shut.] |
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