secede (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *secede*:
VERB	social	secede, splinter, break away	withdraw from an organization or communion

secede > pronunciation
Sounds	sihsiy'd
Rhymes	able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd...

English > *secede*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	Withdraw from an organization or communion.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	splinter, break away
Broader	separate, part, split up, split, break, break up	discontinue an association / association / association or relation
Spanish	independizarse
Nouns	secession	formal separation from an alliance or federation / federation

HyperDic: secede