se·cede
verb/sɪˈsiːd/
/sɪˈsiːd/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they secede | /sɪˈsiːd/ /sɪˈsiːd/ |
| he / she / it secedes | /sɪˈsiːdz/ /sɪˈsiːdz/ |
| past simple seceded | /sɪˈsiːdɪd/ /sɪˈsiːdɪd/ |
| past participle seceded | /sɪˈsiːdɪd/ /sɪˈsiːdɪd/ |
| -ing form seceding | /sɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ /sɪˈsiːdɪŋ/ |
- secede (from something) (of a state, country, etc.) to officially leave a larger state or organization of states and become independent
退出，脱离（国家、组织等） - The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903.
巴拿马共和国于 1903 年脱离哥伦比亚。
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin secedere, from se- ‘apart’ + cedere ‘go’. - The Republic of Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903.