secede
pronunciation
How to pronounce secede in British English:
UK [sɪˈsi:d]
How to pronounce secede in American English:
US [sɪˈsid]
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- Verb:
- withdraw from an organization or communion
Word Origin
- secede (v.)
- 1702, "to leave one's companions," from Latin secedere "go away, withdraw, separate; rebel, revolt" (see secession). Sense of "to withdraw from a political or religious alliance of union" is recorded from 1755, originally especially in reference to the Church of Scotland. Related: Seceded; seceding; seceder.
Example
- 1. It asked the federal government to allow louisiana to secede from the united states .
- 2. Conflict erupted in 1988 as the territory 's armenians sought to secede from azerbaijan .
- 3. The government will never allow the state to secede , let alone to join pakistan .
- 4. For several days , it seemed that all these states would secede and join the southern confederacy .
- 5. If it chooses to secede , a new country will emerge with about three-quarters of all the oil presently possessed by sudan .