secede

se·cede

Slavery and states' rights were the two major reasons for the Confederacy wanting to secede from the Union.

verb

Secede is to separate or formally withdraw from a group or community.

When the South wanted to leave the Union prior to the Civil War, this is an example of a situation where the South tried to secede.

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secede

intransitive verb

-·ced′ed, -·ced′ing

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

Origin of secede

Classical Latin secedere from se-, sed-, apart ( from Indo-European base an unverified form se-, an unverified form swe-, apart, lone from source Old English swæs, special, dear) + cedere, to go: see cede

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secede

intransitive verb

se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing, se·cedes

To withdraw formally from membership in a state, union, or other political entity.

Origin of secede

Latin sēcēdere to withdraw sē- apart ; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots. cēdere to go ; see ked- in Indo-European roots.

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present secedes, present participle seceding, simple past and past participle seceded)

(intransitive) To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
(uncommon) To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

Usage notes

For political entities, the term secede does not apply only to federal states, but also to other kinds of political unions. It is commonly used in the case of provinces seceding from a unitary state.
'Secede' implies conflict, which may amount to physical conflict in the case of seceding from a political or religious entity, but which otherwise amounts to some form of disagreement at least by those who secede.
'Withdrawal from membership' in the definition does not apply to an individual person who simply terminates membership in an organisation, but to a group which withdraws from membership to carry on related activities in a separate entity.

Origin

From Latin secedere, from se- ("apart") + cedere (“to go").

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