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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • seˈceder, noun
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Other Words From

  • se·ceder noun
  • unse·ceded adjective
  • unse·ceding adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of secede1

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

Origin of secede1

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

A year after Chen was re-elected in 2004, China passed a so-called anti-secession law, declaring China's right to use "non-peaceful means" against Taiwan if it tried to "secede" from China.

From BBC

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.

For more than 100 years, residents fought to keep it that way, once threatening to secede from California if addresses were imposed.

Dodik has made several such threats in the past to have the Serb-controlled territories secede from Bosnia and join with neighboring Serbia.

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