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se·cede

 (sĭ-sēd′)
intr.v. se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing, se·cedes
To withdraw formally from membership in a state, union, or other political entity.
[Latin sēcēdere, to withdraw : sē-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
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secede

(sɪˈsiːd)
vb
(often foll by: from) (of a person, section, etc) to make a formal withdrawal of membership, as from a political alliance, church, organization, etc
[C18: from Latin sēcēdere to withdraw, from sē- apart + cēdere to go]
seˈceder n
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se•cede

(sɪˈsid)

v.i. -ced•ed, -ced•ing.
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association.
[1695–1705; < Latin sēcēdere to withdraw. See se-, cede]
se•ced′er, n.
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secede


Past participle: seceded
Gerund: seceding

Imperative
secede
secede
Present
I secede
you secede
he/she/it secedes
we secede
you secede
they secede
Preterite
I seceded
you seceded
he/she/it seceded
we seceded
you seceded
they seceded
Present Continuous
I am seceding
you are seceding
he/she/it is seceding
we are seceding
you are seceding
they are seceding
Present Perfect
I have seceded
you have seceded
he/she/it has seceded
we have seceded
you have seceded
they have seceded
Past Continuous
I was seceding
you were seceding
he/she/it was seceding
we were seceding
you were seceding
they were seceding
Past Perfect
I had seceded
you had seceded
he/she/it had seceded
we had seceded
you had seceded
they had seceded
Future
I will secede
you will secede
he/she/it will secede
we will secede
you will secede
they will secede
Future Perfect
I will have seceded
you will have seceded
he/she/it will have seceded
we will have seceded
you will have seceded
they will have seceded
Future Continuous
I will be seceding
you will be seceding
he/she/it will be seceding
we will be seceding
you will be seceding
they will be seceding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been seceding
you have been seceding
he/she/it has been seceding
we have been seceding
you have been seceding
they have been seceding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been seceding
you will have been seceding
he/she/it will have been seceding
we will have been seceding
you will have been seceding
they will have been seceding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been seceding
you had been seceding
he/she/it had been seceding
we had been seceding
you had been seceding
they had been seceding
Conditional
I would secede
you would secede
he/she/it would secede
we would secede
you would secede
they would secede
Past Conditional
I would have seceded
you would have seceded
he/she/it would have seceded
we would have seceded
you would have seceded
they would have seceded
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.secede - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
splinter, break 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"
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secede

verb withdraw, leave, resign, separate, retire, quit, pull out, break with, split from, disaffiliate, apostatize On 20 August 1960 Senegal seceded.
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secede

verb
To break away or withdraw from membership in an association or a federation:
splinter (off).
Informal: split.
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Translations

secede

[sɪˈsiːd] VI → separarse, escindirse (from de)
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secede

[sɪˈsiːd] vi → faire sécession
to secede from → faire sécession de
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secede

vi → sich abspalten
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secede

[sɪˈsiːd] vi (frm) to secede (from) → staccarsi (da)
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