Associations to the word «Secede»

Wiktionary

SECEDE, verb. (intransitive) To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
SECEDE, verb. (transitive) (uncommon) To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

Dictionary definition

SECEDE, verb. Withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca