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se·cede

   [si-seed]
verb (used without object), -ced·ed, -ced·ing.
to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
Origin:
1695–1705; < Latin sēcēdere to withdraw. See se-, cede

Related forms
se·ced·er, noun
un·se·ced·ed, adjective
un·se·ced·ing, adjective

Can be confused: cede, concede, secede, seed.
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secede (sɪˈsiːd)
 
—vb (often foll by from)
(of a person, section, etc) to make a formal withdrawal of membership, as from a political alliance, church, organization, etc
 
[C18: from Latin sēcēdere to withdraw, from sē- apart + cēdere to go]
 
se'ceder
 
—n

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secede
1702, "to leave one's companions," from L. secedere (see secession). Sense of "to withdraw from a political or religious alliance of union" is recorded from 1755.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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