Secede

//sɪˈsiːd// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation. intransitive

    "We can secede from the United Kingdom any time we want."

  2. 2
    withdraw from an organization or communion wordnet
  3. 3
    To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation. transitive, uncommon

    "At the same time, Nolan also secretly contracted with the crafty United States Army general James Wilkinson to organize some men to secede Texas from Spanish America."

Synonyms

All synonyms
abandonagree to differagree to disagreeapostacizeapostatizebe at variance

Antonyms

All antonyms
accede

Example

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"Trying to secede from the mainland, the fissiparous polities have been causing serious problems to the central authority."

Etymology

From Latin secedere, from se- (“apart”) + cēdō (“to go”).

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