secede
verb (used without object)
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
seceded
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past participleof secede.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof secede.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
secedeverb (used without object)to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
Example Sentences
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Fifteen years earlier, civil war had broken out when 11 states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
In December, Israel became the first to recognise Somaliland's independence since it seceded from Somalia in 1991, drawing angry condemnation from the federal government in Mogadishu, even though it has been self-governing for 35 years.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
After a decades-long battle for independence, Eritrea officially seceded from Ethiopia in 1993, leaving the latter landlocked.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Late 21st-century San Francisco: California has seceded from the United States, and robots serve humans like crypto money launderer Fritz Co, whose Burgers N More is a front.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
“Down south, Katanga Province. The new nation of Katanga, I should say. Did you know Katanga has seceded from the Congo?”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
