Meanings
verbsecede (third-person singular simple present secedes, present participle seceding, simple past and past participle seceded)
present singular third person secedes · participle present seceding · participle past seceded · past seceded
- intransitiveTo 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.
2007 July 5, “Writers declare independence for Wirral”, in Wirral Globe, retrieved 11 Jul 20071 more example
“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 - transitiveuncommonTo 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 1031 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinsecedere
- Englishsecede
From Latin secedere, from se- (“apart”) + cēdō (“to go”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian отделям се, отцепвам се
- отделям се (otdeljam se)To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- отцепвам се (otcepvam se)To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Czech vystoupit
- vystoupitTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Danish løsrive (sig)
- løsrive (sig)To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Dutch zich afscheiden
- zich afscheidenTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Finnish erota
- erotaTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
French faire sécession
- faire sécessionTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
German abspalten
- abspaltenTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Greek αποσχίζομαι, αποχωρώ
- αποσχίζομαι (aposchízomai)To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- αποχωρώ (apochoró)To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Hungarian kiválik, elszakad
- kiválikTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- elszakadTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- függetlenedikTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- függetlenné válikTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Irish scar le, dealaigh ó
- scar leTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- dealaigh óTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Italian lasciare, recedere
- lasciareTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- recedereTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Japanese 離脱
- 離脱To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Lithuanian išstoti
- išstotiTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Norwegian Bokmål løsrive seg
- løsrive segTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Polish odłączyć się
- odłączyć sięTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Portuguese abandonar, separar-se
- abandonarTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- separar-seTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- retirar-seTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- entrar em secessãoTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Romanian separa
- separaTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Russian отделя́ться, отдели́ться
- отделя́ться (otdeljátʹsja)To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- отдели́ться (otdelítʹsja)To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- выходи́ть (vyxodítʹ)To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
- вы́йти (výjti)To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Spanish secesionar
- secesionarTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Swedish utträda
- utträdaTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Turkish ayrılmak
- ayrılmakTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Vietnamese li khai
- li khaiTo split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with secede
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
secede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secede
MLA
“secede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secede. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secede,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secede.
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