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secede
(redirected from seceding)

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se·cede  (s-sd)
intr.v. se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing, se·cedes
To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance.

[Latin scdere, to withdraw : s-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + cdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]

secede [sɪˈsiːd]
vb
(intr; often foll by from) (of a person, section, etc.) to make a formal withdrawal of membership, as from a political alliance, church, organization, etc.
[from Latin sēcēdere to withdraw, from sē- apart + cēdere to go]
seceder  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.secede - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
break up, part, split, split up, separate, break - discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"

secede
verb withdraw, leave, resign, separate, retire, quit, pull out, break with, split from, disaffiliate, apostatize On 20 August 1960 Senegal seceded.
Translations
secede [sɪˈsiːd] VIsepararse, escindirse (from de)
secede [sɪˈsiːd] vifaire sécession
to secede from → faire sécession de
secede
visich abspalten
secede [sɪˈsiːd] vi (frm) to secede (from)staccarsi (da)


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