secludere
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séclusion — ● séclusion nom féminin (latin seclusum, de secludere, séparer de) Adaptation physiologique par laquelle un animal ou une plante s isole du milieu, empêchant passivement les actions défavorables de s exercer sur lui. ⇒SÉCLUSION, subst. fém. A.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Secluded — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Secludedly — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Secludedness — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Secluding — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seclude — transitive verb (secluded; secluding) Etymology: Middle English, to cut off (from), from Latin secludere to separate, seclude, from se apart + claudere to close more at secede, close Date: circa 1533 1. obsolete to exclude from a privilege, rank … New Collegiate Dictionary
seclusion — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin seclusion , seclusio, from Latin secludere Date: circa 1616 1. the act of secluding ; the condition of being secluded 2. a secluded or isolated place Synonyms: see solitude • seclusive adjective • seclusively adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
seclude — /si kloohd /, v.t., secluded, secluding. 1. to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc. 2. to isolate; shut off; keep apart: They secluded the garden from the rest of the property. [1425 75; late ME < L… … Universalium
seclusion — /si klooh zheuhn/, n. 1. an act of secluding. 2. the state of being secluded; retirement; solitude: He sought seclusion in his study. 3. a secluded place. [1615 25; < ML seclusion (s. of seclusio) < L seclus(us) (ptp. of secludere to SECLUDE) +… … Universalium
