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- [si-seed]
- /sɪˈsid/
- /sɪˈsiːd/
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- [si-seed]
- /sɪˈsid/
Definitions of secede word
- verb without object secede to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc. 1
- intransitive verb secede withdraw membership 1
- intransitive verb secede law: from country or state 1
- verb secede If a region or group secedes from the country or larger group to which it belongs, it formally becomes a separate country or stops being a member of the larger group. 0
- verb secede (of a person, section, etc) to make a formal withdrawal of membership, as from a political alliance, church, organization, etc 0
- intransitive verb secede to withdraw formally from membership in, or association with, a group, organization, etc., esp. a political group 0
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Origin of secede
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705, secede is from the Latin word sēcēdere to withdraw. See se-, cede
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Parts of speech for Secede
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
secede popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
secede usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for secede
verb secede
- absented — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absenting — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absents — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- call it quits — to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
noun secede
- groupuscule — A political or religious splinter group.
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