Polyglot Dictionary

recluir

/rekluˈiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
recluyo
preterite (yo)
recluí
past participle
recluido

Meaning

  1. to confine

    • Lo recluyeron en un hospital.

      He was confined to a hospital.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

confinar

confinar and recluir are close synonyms for "to confine, lock up"; recluir leans more toward imprisoning or secluding someone.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

confinar

confinar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to confine."

Practice

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