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- pronunciation:
- sih
sid
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
secedes, seceding, seceded |
| definition: |
to withdraw from a group or a political union.
Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia.- synonyms:
- withdraw
- similar words:
- bolt, drop out, leave, quit, retreat
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| derivation: |
seceder (n.) |
The word secede
contains the following parts:
se-
Latin
prefix
that means away, aside, apart, without
  Example words:
ced, ces, -ceed, -cede, -cess
Latin
root
that means to go; to go back or yield
Example words:
access, accessible, antecedent, concede, exceed, excess, precede, precedent, procedure, proceed, process, procession, recede, secede, succeed, success
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