Definition of SECEDE

secede

Verb

Verb Forms: seceded, seceding, secedes

  • To formally withdraw from an alliance, federation, or association.
  • withdraw from an organization or communion
  • To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
  • To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

Examples

  • After a particularly bad run of tiles, he threatened to secede from the Scrabble club.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin secedere, from se- (“apart”) + cēdō (“to go”).

Synonyms

break away, splinter

Scrabble Score: 9

secede: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
secede: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
secede: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

secede: valid Words With Friends Word