Secede — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

withdraw from an organization or communion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɛsˈiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/sɛsˈiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɛsˈiːd/

2 syllables Say it as /sɛsˈiːd/.

Examples

After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

splinter break away

Parts of Speech

verb	withdraw from an organization or communion “After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away”

Word Forms

secession	noun	formal separation from an alliance or federation
breakaway	noun	the act of breaking away or withdrawing from

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abtreten

Aus einer Organisation oder Gemeinschaft austreten

🇫🇷French

faire sécession

se retirer d’une organisation ou d’une communion

🇪🇸Spanish

secesionarse

retirarse de una organización o comunión

🇮🇹Italian

secedere

ritirarsi da un'organizzazione o da una comunione

🇳🇱Dutch

afscheiden

zich terugtrekken uit een organisatie of gemeenschap

🇵🇹Portuguese

separar-se

retirar-se de uma organização ou comunhão

🇷🇺Russian

отделиться

выйти из организации или сообщества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किसी मंडली से हटना

किसी संगठन या समुदाय से हटना

🇧🇩Bengali

পৃথক করা

একটি সংগঠন বা যোগাযোগ থেকে প্রত্যাহার

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரிந்து செல்

ஒரு அமைப்பு அல்லது ஒற்றுமையிலிருந்து விலகுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విడిపోతారు

సంస్థ లేదా కమ్యూనియన్ నుండి వైదొలగండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वेगळे होणे

संस्था किंवा कम्युनियनमधून माघार घ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ થવું

સંસ્થા અથવા સમુદાયમાંથી ખસી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಿ

ಸಂಘಟನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕಮ್ಯುನಿಯನ್‌ನಿಂದ ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർപിരിയുക

ഒരു സംഘടനയിൽ നിന്നോ കൂട്ടായ്മയിൽ നിന്നോ പിന്മാറുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖ ਹੋਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਜਾਂ ਕਮਿਊਨੀਅਨ ਤੋਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਹਟਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

الگ ہو جانا

کسی تنظیم یا کمیونین سے دستبردار ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

脱离

退出组织或团体

🇯🇵Japanese

脱退する

組織または共同体から撤退する

🇰🇷Korean

탈퇴하다

조직이나 단체에서 탈퇴하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ly khai

rút khỏi một tổ chức hoặc hiệp hội

🇹🇭Thai

แยกตัวออก

ถอนตัวออกจากองค์กรหรือสมาคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

memisahkan diri

menarik diri dari suatu organisasi atau persekutuan

🇵🇭Filipino

humiwalay

umalis sa isang organisasyon o komunyon

🇲🇾Malay

berpisah

menarik diri daripada organisasi atau persekutuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انفصل

الانسحاب من منظمة أو جماعة

🇮🇷Persian

جدا شدن

از یک سازمان یا انجمن کناره گیری کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrılmak

bir kuruluştan veya topluluktan çekilmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְרוֹשׁ

לפרוש מארגון או קהילה

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The primary meaning of 'secede' is 'withdraw from an organization or communion'.

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