Hypertext Webster Gateway: "secede"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 off; to retire;
especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
secede
v : withdraw from an organization or communion [syn: {splinter},
{break away}]
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