verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/sɪˈsiːd/
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rhymes with -iːd
CMU ARPABET:S IH0 S IY1 D
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1
verb
Meaning 1
To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive, uncommon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
withdraw from an organization or communion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: splinter, break away
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
History
Etymology
From Latin secedere, from se- (“apart”) + cēdō (“to go”).
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
отделям се
(otdeljam se)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Bulgarian:
отцепвам се
(otcepvam se)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Czech:
vystoupit
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Danish:
løsrive (sig)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Dutch:
zich afscheiden
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Finnish:
erota
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
French:
faire sécession
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
German:
abspalten
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Greek:
αποσχίζομαι
(aposchízomai)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Greek:
αποχωρώ
(apochoró)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Hungarian:
kiválik
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Hungarian:
elszakad
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Hungarian:
függetlenedik
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Hungarian:
függetlenné válik
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Irish:
scar le
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Irish:
dealaigh ó
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Italian:
lasciare
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Italian:
recedere
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Japanese:
離脱
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Khmer:
ផ្តាច់ខ្លួន
(phtackhluən)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Lithuanian:
išstoti
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Norwegian Bokmål:
løsrive seg
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Polish:
odłączyć się
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Portuguese:
abandonar
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Portuguese:
separar-se
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Portuguese:
retirar-se
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Portuguese:
entrar em secessão
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Romanian:
separa
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Russian:
отделя́ться
(otdeljátʹsja)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Russian:
отдели́ться
(otdelítʹsja)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Russian:
выходи́ть
(vyxodítʹ)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Russian:
вы́йти
(výjti)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Spanish:
secesionar
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Swedish:
utträda
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Telugu:
వేరు పడు
(vēru paḍu)
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Turkish:
ayrılmak
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Vietnamese:
li khai
— To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation