Seceded

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Secede \Se"cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Seceded}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Seceding}.] [L. secedere, secessum; pref se- aside +
     cedere to go, move. See {Cede}.]
     To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association; to
     separate one's self by a solemn act; to draw off; to retire;
     especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body.


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