'Secede' definitions:
Definition of 'secede'
(from WordNet)
verb
Withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" [syn: secede, splinter, break away]
Definition of 'Secede'
From: GCIDE
- Secede \Se"cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Seceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Seceding.] [L. secedere, secessum; pref se- aside + cedere to go, move. See Cede.] To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association; to separate one's self by a solemn act; to draw off; to retire; especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'secede'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- agree to differ,
- agree to disagree,
- apostacize,
- apostatize,
- be at variance,
- be in dissent,
- beg to differ,
- betray,
- bolt,
- break away,
- change sides,
- defect,
- desert,
- differ,
- disagree,
- disagree with,
- discord with,
- dissent,
- dissent from,
- divide on,
- drop out,
- fall away,
- fall off,
- forsake,
- go over,
- leave,
- let down,
- not agree,
- oppose,
- pull out,
- quit,
- rat,
- run out on,
- sell out,
- switch,
- switch over,
- take exception,
- take issue,
- turn cloak,
- withdraw,
- withhold assent