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Definition of seclude verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

seclude

verb

NAmE//sɪˈklud//

seclude yourself/somebody (from somebody/something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they seclude

he / she / it secludes

past simple secluded

-ing form secluding

to keep yourself or someone away from contact with other people The monks secluded themselves from the rest of society.

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