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seclude

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /səˈkluːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːd
  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 K L UW1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: reflexive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

keep away from others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He sequestered himself in his study to write a book

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sequester, sequestrate, withdraw

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: isolate, insulate

History

Etymology

From Latin secludo.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: recloure — (''transitive'')
  • Spanish: secludir — (''transitive'')
  • Spanish: secluir — (''transitive'')