sə̇ˈsēd, sēˈ- intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin secedere, from sed-, se- apart (from sed, se without) + cedere to go — more at idiot , cede
: to withdraw into isolation : leave a group : quit ; especially : to withdraw from an organization, communion, or federation (as a church or political party)
seceded from the conversation — Elizabeth Bowen
about 10 more deputies have seceded from the government majority — Atlantic