Seclude \Se*clude\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Secluding}.] [L. secludere, seclusum; pref. se- aside + claudere to shut. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into, or place in, solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with others.
Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude their bosom slaves. --Thomson.
2. To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.] --Evelyn. ※ -- {Se*clud"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Se*clud"ed*ness}, n.