seclude
/sɪˈkluːd
/verb [with object]
Keep (someone) away from other people: I secluded myself up here for a life of study and meditation...
- The government has a legitimate, compelling interest in secluding these men and denying them access to the outside world.
- Staff gave several explanations for feeling anxiety while restraining or secluding a patient.
- In contrast, a wall with high windows in India secludes the family from the stranger's gaze.
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense 'obstruct access to'): from Latin secludere, from se- 'apart' + claudere 'to shut'.
exclude from Late Middle English:
Exclude is from Latin excludere ‘shut out’, from ex- ‘out’ and claudere ‘to shut’. The same root gives us, via French, a sluice gate used to shut off water flow, while seclude (Late Middle English) comes from claudere combined with se- ‘apart’.
Rhymes
- flying suit
- flying tackle
- flying trapeze
- flying visit
- flying wedge
- flying wing
- fly in the face of
- fly into a rage (or temper)
- fly kick
- flyleaf
- flyman
- flyness
- Flynn
- Flynn, Errol
- fly off the handle
- fly on the wall
- fly orchid
- fly (or drive) by the seat of one's pants
- flyover
- flypaper
- fly-past
- fly-pitcher
- fly-pitching
- fly-post
- fly poster