The southern states threatened to secede from the Union.
南方各州威胁要脱离联邦。
What is the synonym of “secede” as used in the following sentence? “The southern states decided to secede from the Union, leading to the Civil War.”
B — Separate. “secede” means v. withdraw separate leave
Several angry states threatened to ______ from the union over the dispute.
D — secede. “secede” means v. withdraw separate leave
secede — v. withdraw separate leave. In Chinese: 脱离；退出.
secede is pronounced /sɪˈsiːd/. It breaks into 2 syllables: se · cede.
The southern states threatened to secede from the Union. (南方各州威胁要脱离联邦。)
withdraw, separate — all close in meaning to secede (v. withdraw separate leave).
Yes. secede appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
se- (leave) + cede (go) → to secede, withdraw.