Seclude

sē-klōōd′, v.i. to shut apart: to keep apart.— adj. Sēclud′ed , retired: withdrawn from observation.— adv. Sēclud′edly .— ns. Sēclu′sion , the act of secluding: a shutting out: the state of being secluded or apart: separation: retirement: privacy: solitude; Sēclu′sionist .— adj. Sēclu′sive . [L. secludĕre , seclusum — se- , apart, claudĕre , to shut.]