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secede

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /sɪˈsiːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːd
  • CMU ARPABET: S IH0 S IY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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