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secede
[ si-seed ]
/ sÉŖĖsid /
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verb (used without object), seĀ·cedĀ·ed, seĀ·cedĀ·ing.
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
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Origin of secede
OTHER WORDS FROM secede
seĀ·cedĀ·er, noununĀ·seĀ·cedĀ·ed, adjectiveunĀ·seĀ·cedĀ·ing, adjectiveWords nearby secede
Secaucus, Secchi, Secchi depth, Secchi disk, secco, secede, secern, secession, secessionist, sech, Seckel
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British Dictionary definitions for secede
secede
/ (sÉŖĖsiĖd) /
verb
(intr often foll by from) (of a person, section, etc) to make a formal withdrawal of membership, as from a political alliance, church, organization, etc
Derived forms of secede
seceder, nounWord Origin for secede
C18: from Latin sÄcÄdere to withdraw, from sÄ- apart + cÄdere to go
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