secede

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb withdraw from an organization or communion

Etymology

From Latin secedere, from se- (“apart”) + cēdō (“to go”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

splinter, break away

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