'Secluding' definitions:

Definition of 'Secluding'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude their bosom slaves. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] -- {Se*clud"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Se*clud"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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