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SECEDE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Withdraw from an organization or communion

Example:

After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away

Synonyms:

break away; secede; splinter

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "secede" is one way to...):

break; break up; part; separate; split; split up (discontinue an association or relation; go different ways)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

secession (formal separation from an alliance or federation)

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