Secede Verb - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of secede verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

secede verb  /sɪˈsiːd/  /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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1. secede (from something) (of a state, country, etc.) to officially leave a larger state or organization of states and become independent
   • The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903.
   Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin secedere, from se- ‘apart’ + cedere ‘go’.

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