Dictionary

secede en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /sɪˈsiːd/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Latin secedere, from se- (“apart”) + cēdō (“to go”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
   • “The horror, the horror”, said venture capitalist Shervin Pishevar, an Uber investor who made a call for California to secede from the US. 2024 July 20, Tabby Kinder, George Hammond, Hannah Murphy, Alex Rogers, quoting Shervin Pishevar, “Has Silicon Valley gone Maga?”, in FT Weekend (Big Read section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6:
   • We can secede from the United Kingdom any time we want. 2007 July 5, “Writers declare independence for Wirral”, in Wirral Globe, retrieved 11 Jul 2007:
2. (transitive, uncommon) To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
   • At the same time, Nolan also secretly contracted with the crafty United States Army general James Wilkinson to organize some men to secede Texas from Spanish America. 2002, Darryl E. Brock, “José Agustín Quintero: Cuban Patriot in Confederate Diplomatic Service”, in Cubans in the Confederacy: José Agustín Quintero, Ambrosio José Gonzales, and Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Ed. Phillip Thomas Tucker, publ. McFarland, →ISBN, page 103:
   • A Spanish Supreme Court probe into last year's attempt to secede Catalonia from Spain wraps up Friday with the judge expected to charge 28 regional politicians and separatist leaders with offenses that may include rebellion. 2018, “The Latest: Europe arrest warrants for 6 Catalan separatists”, in ABC News, The Associated Press:

Forms

Relateds

secession · seceder

Translations (37)

ru вы́йти (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · it lasciare (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · el αποχωρώ (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · ro separa (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · km ផ្តាច់ខ្លួន (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · ja 離脱 (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · bg отделям се (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · fi erota (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · te వేరు పడు (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · vi li khai (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · sv utträda (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · ru выходи́ть (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · hu függetlenedik (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · da løsrive (sig) (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · ru отделя́ться (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · ru отдели́ться (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · tr ayrılmak (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · bg отцепвам се (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · nl zich afscheiden (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · it recedere (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · lt išstoti (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · el αποσχίζομαι (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · pt abandonar (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · ga dealaigh ó (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · cs vystoupit (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · fr faire sécession (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · pl odłączyć się (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · hu függetlenné válik (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · de abspalten (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · nb løsrive seg (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · pt separar-se (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · es secesionar (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · hu kiválik (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · hu elszakad (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · pt retirar-se (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · pt entrar em secessão (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation) · ga scar le (To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation)