secede

American  

[si-seed] / sɪˈsid /

verb (used without object)

seceded, seceding

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

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secede British  

/ sɪˈsiːd /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• seceder noun
• unseceded adjective
• unseceding adjective

Etymology

Origin of secede

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

Example Sentences

Regan wants to sweep those obstacles aside by treating the next election in Scotland as a “trigger point” for independence, effectively daring the U.K. government not to recognize Scotland’s democratic choice to secede.

From Seattle Times

Her novel envisions an alternate U.S. — one in which the country broke apart and the vast majority of the South seceded in 1945, establishing a patriarchal theocracy that lasted for decades.

From New York Times

This week, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., declared that Republican and Democratic states in the U.S. need "a divorce," prompting many to wonder whether she was calling for Republican-leaning states to secede.

From Salon

Patel said when someone treats health as an individual pursuit, they’re seceding from the rest of the planet, in a sense.

From Seattle Times

Instead of welcoming and supporting the fledgling republic, the United States refused to recognize Haiti until 1862, after the Southern states seceded from the Union.

From New York Times

Related Words

• break with