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- pronunciation:
- sih
sid
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
secedes, seceding, seceded |
definition: |
to withdraw from a political or religious unit, or from some other organization or alliance.
The Southern states seceded from the Union.- synonyms:
- withdraw
- similar words:
- apostatize, bolt, defect, disaffiliate, drop out, leave, pull out, quit, retreat
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related words: |
separate |
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derivation: |
seceder (n.) |
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