secluding
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude their bosom slaves.— Thomson.[1913 Webster]
2.To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.] --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] -- Se*clud"ed*ly, adv. -- Se*clud"ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]