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Recluse vs Secreted - What's the difference?

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Recluse is a related term of secreted.


In us|lang=en terms the difference between recluse and secreted

is that recluse is (us) a brown recluse spider while secreted is (us) (secret).

As verbs the difference between recluse and secreted

is that recluse is (obsolete) to shut; to seclude while secreted is (us) (secret) or secreted can be (secrete).

As an adjective recluse

is (now rare ) sequestered; secluded, isolated.

As a noun recluse

is a person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.

recluse

English

(wikipedia recluse)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (now rare ) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
    • a recluse monk or hermit
  • * J. Philips
    • In meditation deep, recluse / From human converse.
  • (now rare ) Hidden, secret.

    • Synonyms

    * reclusive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
  • (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
    • (Foxe)
  • (US) A brown recluse spider.

    • Synonyms

    anchorite, eremite, hermit * See also

    Derived terms

    * brown recluse * recluse spider

    Verb

    (reclus)
  • (obsolete) To shut; to seclude.
    • ----

    secreted

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (secret)

    Alternative forms

    * secretted

    Verb

    (head)
  • (US) (secret)

    • Etymology 2

    From (secrete)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (secrete)

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms