secede Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb withdraw from an organization or communion
    splinter; break away.
    • After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away

WordNet

Se"cede" intransitive verb
Etymology
L. secedere, secessum; pref se- aside + cedere to go, move. See Cede.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Seceded; present participle & verbal noun Seceding
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913