We can secede from the United Kingdom any time we want.
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.
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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,… … Law dictionary
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 — 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
