secede

intr.v., -ced·ed, -ced·ing, -cedes.
To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance.

[Latin sēcēdere, to withdraw : sē-, apart + cēdere, to go.]

verb

To break away or withdraw from membership in an association or a federation: splinter (off). Informal split. See participate/abstain, politics.

v

Definition: pull away; split from
Antonyms: combine, come in, join, unite

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v. withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization: the kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherlands in 1830.

seceder n.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: To withdraw from.

During the U.S. Civil War, many Southern states wanted to secede from the Union.

Common misspelling(s) of secede

• seceed

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - udtræde, træde ud, trække sig ud, løsrive sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich afsplitsen, uittreden

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire sécession

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich abspalten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποσκιρτώ, αποσχίζομαι

Italiano (Italian)
separarsi, ritirarsi, far fronda

Português (Portuguese)
v. - separar-se

Русский (Russian)
выходить из союза, откалываться (от партии), отпасть (от церкви)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - separarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utträda, avskilja sig, separera sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
正式脱离或退出, 分离

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 正式脫離或退出, 分離

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 정식으로 탈퇴하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 脱退する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينسحب من (كنيسه أو حزب)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮פרש, נפרד, התפלג‬

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