secede

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /sɪˈsid/ UK /sɪˈsiːd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to withdraw formally from a federation, alliance, or organization

Several states threatened to secede from the union over the tariff.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to withdraw formally from a... withdraw separate quit leave split resign

Opposites

join unite merge affiliate

Word family

Derived forms secedersecession

Related forms secessionsecessionist

Etymology

From Latin 'secedere' ('to withdraw, go apart'), from 'se-' ('apart') + 'cedere' ('to go, withdraw').

secedere Latin cedere Latin

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# secede

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /sɪˈsid/
**IPA (UK):** /sɪˈsiːd/

## Meanings
1. to withdraw formally from a federation, alliance, or organization

## Examples
- Several states threatened to secede from the union over the tariff.

## Synonyms
- withdraw
- separate
- quit
- leave
- split
- resign

## Antonyms
- join
- unite
- merge
- affiliate

## Derived Forms
- seceder
- secession

## Related Forms
- secession
- secessionist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: secedere
- Root: cedere

## Etymology
From Latin 'secedere' ('to withdraw, go apart'), from 'se-' ('apart') + 'cedere' ('to go, withdraw').

## AI Etymology
Secede comes from Latin 'secedere' ('to withdraw, go apart'), from 'se-' ('apart') + 'cedere' ('to go, withdraw'). The historical chain includes Latin secedere and Latin cedere. Older glosses in the chain include "secedere", "to withdraw, go apart", "se-", and "apart", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, secede is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English verb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb, with the sense "to withdraw formally from a federation, alliance, or organization". English derivatives include seceder and secession; related forms include secession and secessionist. The result is an English verb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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