Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Seclude \Se*clude\, 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.

            Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude
            their bosom slaves.                   --Thomson.

   2. To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.] --Evelyn. --
      {Se*clud"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Se*clud"ed*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

seclude
     v : keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study
         to write a book" [syn: {sequester}, {sequestrate}, {withdraw}]