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se·cede (si sēd′)

intransitive verb seceded -·ced′ed, seceding -·ced′·ing

to withdraw formally from membership in, or association with, a group, organization, etc., esp. a political group

Etymology: L secedere < se-, sed-, apart (< IE base *se-, *swe-, apart, lone > OE swæs, special, dear) + cedere, to go: see cede

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secede Synonyms

secede

v.

withdraw, retract, leave, break away from; see retire 1, retreat 1.


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secede Usage Examples

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  • practically: As things now stand a country could practically secede from the EU by simply declaring its independence.
  • again: He had also again seceded in Babylon and supported the allies.

Preposition: from

  • union: However, Johnson disapproved when Tennessee seceded from the union in June, 1861.
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