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secedeto formally withdraw from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to formally withdraw from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state

Pronunciation (IPA): /sɪˈsiːd/

Korean meaning: 연방이나 단체, 특히 정치적 국가에서 공식적으로 탈퇴하다

Korean pronunciation: 시**시**드

Example Sentences

  • The celebrity fan club president threatened to secede after they changed his favorite singer's hairstyle.
  • Texas has jokingly threatened to secede from the US more times than anyone can count.
  • Several southern states voted to secede from the Union, leading to the Civil War.

secede

VERB

//sɪˈsiːd//

to formally withdraw from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state

secede concept
💡 Concept

A state representative formally secedes from the federal union

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secede rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

To secede is to succeed, indeed!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sɪˈsiːd/
🇬🇧 UK/sɪˈsiːd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixse--
Rootced
Suffix--e

Origin

From Latin 'secedere,' combining 'se-' (apart) and 'cedere' (to go or yield). The word entered English in the 16th century and originally meant to withdraw or separate oneself.

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🎵Rhyme

succeedproceedexceedindeed
succeed
proceed
exceed
indeed

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The celebrity fan club president threatened to secede after they changed his favorite singer's hairstyle.

😄 Fun example

Texas has jokingly threatened to secede from the US more times than anyone can count.

Several southern states voted to secede from the Union, leading to the Civil War.

The chess club decided to secede from the school activities board due to budget cuts.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

withdrawseparatebreak awaydefectsplit off

Antonyms

joinunitemerge

Related

independenceseparationwithdrawalrebellionautonomy