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 ]

n. [ See Seclude. ] The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; separation from society or connection; a withdrawing; privacy; as, to live in seclusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

O blest seclusion from a jarring world, which he, thus occupied, enjoys! Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Solitude; separation; withdrawment; retirement; privacy. See Solitude. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to seclude; keeping in seclusion; secluding; sequestering. [ 1913 Webster ]