secede

[ si-seed ]

verb (used without object)

, se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing.

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

secede

/ sɪˈsiːd /

verb

1. introften foll byfrom (of a person, section, etc) to make a formal withdrawal of membership, as from a political alliance, church, organization, etc

Derived Forms

• seˈceder, noun

Other Words From

• se·ceder noun
• unse·ceded adjective
• unse·ceding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of secede¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of secede¹

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

Example Sentences

The issue was caught up in a mayoral campaign and a 2001 ballot measure calling for the Valley to secede from the city.

From Los Angeles Times

“Why wasn’t that settled?” he said on Fox & Friends, prompting a rare pushback from a host, who noted that Southern states had seceded before Lincoln took office.

From Los Angeles Times

Shasta County had long been right-wing, with a militia presence and the idea of seceding from the rest of California.

From Salon

Ron Kaye, a longtime Los Angeles Daily News editor known for civically inspired muckraking and boosting the San Fernando Valley — including a failed bid for the Valley to secede from L.A. — has died.

From Los Angeles Times

The country’s urban-rural political divide — evident even in California, where conservative northern counties have long talked of seceding to form their own State of Jefferson— has only grown wider since Trump was elected in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• break with