secede

verb

/sɪˈsiːd/

[intransitive] (formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they secede	/sɪˈsiːd/ /sɪˈsiːd/
he / she / it secedes	/sɪˈsiːdz/ /sɪˈsiːdz/
past simple seceded	/sɪˈsiːdɪd/ /sɪˈsiːdɪd/
past participle seceded	/sɪˈsiːdɪd/ /sɪˈsiːdɪd/
-ing form seceding	/sɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ /sɪˈsiːdɪŋ/

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secede (from something) (of a state, country, etc.州、邦、国家等) to officially leave a larger state or organization of states and become independent退出，脱离（组织等）
- The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903.巴拿马共和国于 1903 年脱离哥伦比亚。
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin secedere, from se- ‘apart’ + cedere ‘go’.

BNC: 27353 COCA: 17631

secede