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SECEDE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SECEDE?

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Secede as a Verb
Definitions of "Secede" as a verb
Synonyms of "Secede" as a verb (22 Words)
Usage Examples of "Secede" as a verb
Associations of "Secede" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Secede” are: break away, splinter, withdraw from, break away from, break with, separate from, separate oneself from, sever relations with, leave, quit, split with, split off from, defect from, resign from, pull out of, drop out of, have nothing more to do with, turn one's back on, repudiate, reject, renounce, desert

Secede as a Verb

Definitions of "Secede" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “secede” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Withdraw from an organization or communion.
Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

Synonyms of "Secede" as a verb (22 Words)

break away	Lessen in force or effect.
break away from	Come to an end.
break with	Emerge from the surface of a body of water.
defect from	Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
desert	Desert a cause a country or an army often in order to join the opposing cause country or army. The students deserted the campus after the end of exam period.
drop out of	Get rid of.
have nothing more to do with	Have sex with; archaic use.
leave	Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking. He leaves a wife and three children.
pull out of	Bring take or pull out of a container or from under a cover.
quit	Stop or discontinue (an action or activity. Quit yourselves like men and fight.
reject	Reject with contempt. His body rejected the liver of the donor.
renounce	Refuse or resign a right or position, especially one as an heir or trustee. Isabella offered to renounce* her son s claim to the French Crown.*
repudiate	Refuse to recognize or pay. Breach of a condition gives the other party the right to repudiate* a contract.*
resign from	Part with a possession or right.
separate from	Go one’s own way; move apart.
separate oneself from	Separate into parts or portions.
sever relations with	Set or keep apart.
splinter	Break up into splinters or slivers. He crashed into a fence splintering the wooden barricade.
split off from	Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.
split with	Come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure.
turn one's back on	Change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.
withdraw from	Withdraw from active participation.

Usage Examples of "Secede" as a verb

The kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherlands in 1830.

Associations of "Secede" (30 Words)

apportion	Assign. They did not apportion* blame or liability to any one individual.*
backdown	An act of backing down. Ministers have avoided sounding triumphal about the association s backdown.
cleave	Split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain. Cleave the bone.
disengage	Release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles. Disengage the gears.
dismantle	Take (a machine or structure) to pieces. The engines were dismantled and the bits piled into a heap.
divide	Separate or be separated into parts. The question had divided Frenchmen since the Revolution.
divisible	Capable of being or liable to be divided or separated. The marine environment is divisible* into a number of areas.*
division	Biology a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category. He was MP for the Lancaster division* of North Lancashire.*
flake	Come off in flakes or thin small pieces. He licked the flakes of croissant off his finger.
fragment	Break or cause to break into fragments. Small fragments of pottery.
fragmentation	Separating something into fine particles. The fragmentation* of society into a collection of interest groups.*
independent	An independent political candidate. A woman of independent* means.*
moiety	A part or portion, especially a lesser share. The enzyme removes the sulphate moiety.
part	The part played by a person in bringing about a result. Moses parted the Red Sea.
partible	(of e.g. property) capable of being parted or divided. The entire family lost status as a consequence of partible* inheritance.*
piece	Repair by adding pieces. Each employee owns a piece* of the company.*
recantation	A statement that one no longer holds a particular opinion or belief; a retraction. Every writer interprets Galileo s recantation* in a different way.*
rive	(of wood or stone) split or crack. The wood was riven with deep cracks.
segregation	The act of segregating or sequestering. The segregation* of pupils with learning difficulties.*
separate	A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication. Analysis of mineral separates from six cordierite bearing strata.
sever	Put an end to (a connection or relationship); break off. The head was severed from the body.
shard	A piece of broken ceramic, metal, glass, or rock, typically having sharp edges. Shards of glass flew in all directions.
sliver	Form into slivers. There was a sliver* of light under his door.*
splinter	Break up into splinters or slivers. He crashed into a fence splintering the wooden barricade.
split	A split osier used in basketwork. Splits appeared in the decaying planks.
sterling	British money especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK. Prices in sterling* are shown.*
subdivision	A section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided. The Birkenhead police subdivision.
sunder	Break apart or in two, using violence. A universe sundered ages ago in a divine war.
thorn	A thorny bush shrub or tree especially a hawthorn. He s a thorn* in my flesh.*
withdraw	Withdraw from active participation. For the cocaine user it is possible to withdraw* without medication.*