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seclude — verb a) To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw from society or into solitude: as, to seclude oneself from the world. b) To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude. See Also: sec … Wiktionary
seclude — se·clude || sɪ kluËd v. isolate, place in solitude; withdraw into solitude, isolate oneself; separate, make private, set apart … English contemporary dictionary
seclude — v 1. isolate, shut off, shut out, keep out, blackball; sequester, sequestrate, quarantine, zone, ghettoize; keep apart, separate, segregate, exclude; circumscribe, encircle, insulate, enisle, cordon off, rope off; maroon, exile, evict, cast out,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
isolate oneself — v. seclude oneself, place oneself in solitude … English contemporary dictionary
hide — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. skin, pelt, coat; leather. See covering. v. cover, secrete, cloak, veil; dissemble, falsify; hole up; disguise, camouflage. See concealment, secret. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Skin of an animal] Syn. pelt … English dictionary for students
Concealment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Concealment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 concealment concealment Sgm: N 1 hiding hiding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 occultation occultation mystification GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 seal of secrecy seal of secrecy … English dictionary for students
retire — re·tire vb re·tired, re·tir·ing vi: to withdraw from an action the jury retired for deliberations vt: to withdraw from circulation or from the market retire a loan retire stock Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
retreat — re·treat n: the act or process of withdrawing from a dangerous situation ◇ Many jurisdictions require that a person must have at least attempted a retreat, if it was possible to do so with safety, in order for a defense of self defense to prevail … Law dictionary
Seclusion — (Roget s Thesaurus) Exclusion. < N PARAG:Seclusion >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 seclusion seclusion privacy Sgm: N 1 retirement retirement Sgm: N 1 reclusion reclusion recess Sgm: N 1 snugness snugness &c. >Adj. Sgm … English dictionary for students
sequester — verb 1) he sequestered himself from the world Syn: isolate oneself, hide away, shut oneself away, seclude oneself, cut oneself off, segregate oneself; closet oneself, cloister oneself, withdraw, retire 2) the government sequestered his property… … Thesaurus of popular words
