secede

secede
I verb abandon, abire, apostatize, break away, decedere, depart, desert, disaffiliate, dissent, evacuate, insurrect, leave, mutiny, pull out, quit, rebel, refuse to support, relinquish, remove oneself, repudiate, resign, retire, retract, revolt, separate, sever one's connections, tergiversate, vacate, walk out, withdraw II index defect, leave (depart), quit (discontinue), renege, withdraw

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


secede
v.
To withdraw formally from a union, an alliance, or a political or religious group.
n.
secession

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  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • secede — (v.) 1702, to leave one s companions, from L. secedere (see SECESSION (Cf. secession)). Sense of to withdraw from a political or religious alliance of union is recorded from 1755. Related: Seceded; seceding …   Etymology dictionary

  • secede — [v] pull away; split from abdicate, apostatize, break with, disaffiliate, leave, quit, resign, retire, retract, retreat, separate, withdraw; concepts 119,298,384 Ant. combine, come in, join, unite …   New thesaurus

  • secede — ► VERB ▪ withdraw formally from membership of a federal union or a political or religious organization. DERIVATIVES seceder noun. ORIGIN Latin secedere withdraw …   English terms dictionary

  • secede — [si sēd′] vi. seceded, seceding [L secedere < se , sed , apart (< IE base * se , * swe , apart, lone > OE swæs, special, dear) + cedere, to go: see CEDE] to withdraw formally from membership in, or association with, a group, organization …   English World dictionary

  • secede — v. (D; intr.) to secede from (a township cannot secede from a county) * * * [sɪ siːd] (D; intr.) to secede from (a township cannot secede from a county) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • secede — verb a) To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation. We can secede from the United Kingdom any time we want. b) To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a… …   Wiktionary

  • secede — UK [sɪˈsiːd] / US [sɪˈsɪd] verb [intransitive] Word forms secede : present tense I/you/we/they secede he/she/it secedes present participle seceding past tense seceded past participle seceded formal to officially leave an organization. This word… …   English dictionary

  • secede — se|cede [sıˈsi:d] v [i]formal [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: secedere to go apart , from cedere to go ] if a country or state secedes from another country, it officially stops being part of it and becomes independent secede from ▪ By 1861, 11 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • secede from — index abandon (physically leave), relinquish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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