Etymology

secede

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Today it means: To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation. Full definition →

Latin secedere
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  1. Latin · derived fromsecedere
  2. English todaysecede

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

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