Se-clūde′, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. SECLUDED; p. pr. & vb. n. SECLUDING.] [Lat. secludere, seclusum, from se, aside, and claudere, to shut.]
Sense 1. To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with others.
Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude their bosom-slaves. Thomson.
Sense 2. To shut out; to prevent from entering; to exclude.
Inclose your tender plants in your conservatory, secluding all entrance of cold. Evelyn.