SECEDE : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: SECEDE	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for SECEDE
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
secede v withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" Synonym(s): secede, splinter, break away
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.