to cloister
3
8.6
- verb
- /ˈklɔɪstər/
:
recluirse
- You've been cloistered away up in that castle too long.
Examples
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During the storm, the community was cloistered inside the church for safety.
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If she's cloistered for a few months, her uncle will marry her off.
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I wanna live a cloistered life.
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Both were regimented; both were cloistered for their own purposes.
Fiction book (1995) -
They have, on occasion, found enclaves in which to cloister and stay safe from actually being required to do anything.
Blog text (23) -
Cloistered in his office, staring at his blank monitor, even Jacobson had to wonder what would happen next.
Fiction book (1994) -
As a result, modern verse study has remained a severely cloistered domain—understood by few and effectively utilized by none at all.
Academic text (1993) -
As a strictly cloistered order, the religious at S. Maria Regina Coeli would not have entered the public church but would have participated in worship from the separate space of their choir.
Academic text (1994) -
After a long day, she decided to cloister herself in her room to focus on her writing.
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He often cloisters himself in his workshop, away from all distractions, to work on his projects.
Synonyms
256
4.2
To keep someone or something apart from others
76
5.6
To stay in a secret place to avoid danger or trouble
47
3.9
Stop people from entering or leaving an area by blocking it
4
7.1
To shut someone in a small room to talk or work privately
3
5.5
Keep people and things in a place where they cannot leave or be seen
2
6.7
To keep somebody away from other people
1
6.4
To keep a person or animal inside a small space like a cage
1
6.2
To stay away from other people after being near someone with an illness to avoid spreading disease
To keep a person or thing alone in a quiet place away from other people
To make someone or yourself live apart from other people, like on an island
To keep yourself away from other people on purpose
Surround something completely so it cannot get out or move
To shut someone in a small room and not let them leave
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Etymology
The verb cloister comes from Latin claustrum 'a closed place' and is related to closet and close. To cloister yourself is to shut yourself away into a private, closed space, which is why the word means 'to seclude'.