reclude

The story

1. Latin · derived fromreclūdere“to open; to shut off”
2. English todayreclude

From Latin reclūdere (“to open; to shut off”), from re- + claudere (“to close”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 15th–19th c. To open; to unblock.
• from 16th c. To close off, to confine.
• from 16th c. To seclude, cut off from the community, the world etc.