secede

About 0.40 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.
2. verb To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation.

Similar words

break away splinter secession split self-determination separate withdraw quit seceed offsplit

Often followed by

from and in if to at or was is

Word family

seceded seceder seceders secedes seceding