secede

[ si-seed ]

/ sɪˈsid /

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verb (used without object), se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing.

to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.

Nearby words

secaucus, secchi, secchi depth, secchi disk, secco, secede, secern, secernentasida, secession, secessionist, sech

Origin of secede

First recorded in 1695–1705, secede is from the Latin word sēcēdere to withdraw. See se-, cede

Related forms

se·ced·er, nounun·se·ced·ed, adjectiveun·se·ced·ing, adjective

Can be confused

cede concede secede seed

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Examples from the Web for secede

A third group, Al-Hirak Al Janoubi, is gaining ground with calls for southern Yemen to secede.
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster|Michael Shank , Casey Harrity|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hongkongers aren't asking to secede from China, but Beijing's faulty calculus is only alienating the city.
Is Hong Kong Tiananmen 2.0?|Brendon Hong|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I voted today because after what happened in Odessa and Mariupol, unity of Ukraine is impossible and it is better to secede.
Putin’s People Stage Their Bogus Vote|Jamie Dettmer|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This time, the heirs of the Confederacy have learned that is more effective to suborn the government than secede.
The South Has Indeed Risen Again and It’s Called the Tea Party|Jack Schwartz|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Voters in a corner of Colorado will vote Tuesday on whether to secede from the state.
Colorado’s Strange Secession Vote|Michael Tomasky|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And might not Austria become heretic and secede from the papal rule?
A Short History of Italy|Henry Dwight Sedgwick
She did not secede in the interest of slavery nor for the purpose of war.
The Women of the Confederacy|J. L. Underwood
His refusal to allow a drop of blood to be shed caused Young Ireland to secede.
The Glories of Ireland|Edited by Joseph Dunn and P.J. Lennox
However, I never deemed it for the best interests of the South to secede.
The Iron Furnace|John H. Aughey
And if their case be otherwise, their secession, if secede they did, has still no weight.
The Missing Link in Modern Spiritualism|A. Leah Underhill

British Dictionary definitions for secede

secede

/ (sɪˈsiːd) /

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

seceder, noun

Word Origin for secede

C18: from Latin sēcēdere to withdraw, from sē- apart + cēdere to go

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secede

verb (used without object), se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing.

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secede

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