secede

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
2. (transitive, uncommon) To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

Synonyms

withdraw

separate

part

break away

splinter

leave

resign

quit

disaccord

disassociate

diverge

drop out

give up

go separate ways

pull out

renounce

retire

retract

split

split up

sunder

vacate

vary

walk away

walk off

walk out

discerp

divorce

go away from

schismatize

become separate

be told off

separate oneself

abandon

apostatize

be off

break up

depart from

desert

🏜️

differ

Translations

separarse

faire sécession

trennen

afvallen

abfallen

ontrouw worden

çekilmek

démissionner

نشق

انشقق

إنشق

weggehen

zurücktreten

zurückweichen

sich zurückziehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈsiːd/

Etymology

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