[si-seed] 
| to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc. |
| se·cede (sĭ-sēd') intr.v. se·ced·ed, se·ced·ing, se·cedes To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance. [Latin sēcēdere, to withdraw : sē-, apart; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.] |
