Seclude

v. t.	1.	To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into, or place in, solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with others. [imp. & p. p. Secluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Secluding.] Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude their bosom slaves. - Thomson.
	2.	To shut or keep out; to exclude.

Verb

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seclude - keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book" Synonyms: sequestrate, sequester, withdraw

bolt, cloister, closet, confine, cop out, cordon, cordon off, cull out, divide, enclose, forsake the world, ghettoize, gin, go into retirement, immure, insulate, isolate, keep apart, keep aside, lay aside, live alone, live apart, live in retirement, pick out, put aside, quarantine, remain incommunicado, retire, riddle, rope off, rusticate, screen, seal off, segregate, separate, sequester, set apart, set aside, shut off, sieve, sift, sort out, stay at home, take the veil, thrash, thresh, winnow, withdraw

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