verb
Meaning 1
To open; to unblock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
reclude
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Pronunciation
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/ɹɪˈkluːd/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -uːd
verb
Meaning 2
To close off, to confine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: reflexive, transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To seclude, cut off from the community, the world etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: reflexive, transitive
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History
Etymology
From Latin reclūdere (“to open; to shut off”), from re- + claudere (“to close”).
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: recloure — (''transitive'')
- Spanish: recluir — (''transitive'')