Secede

se-sed', v. i. To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or a ociation; esp., in the U. S., to withdraw, as a State, from the National Union. — Sece ion, -sesh'un, n. Act of seceding; separation from a ociation. (II. S. Hist.) The attempt to withdraw from the Union. — Sece ionist, n. One who takes part in or upholds sece ion. mak- Secern, se-sern', v. t. [-cerned (-serndO, -cerning.] ten a- To separate, distinguish. (Physiol.) To secrete. — Secern'ment, n. Proce or act of secreting. or Seckel, sekl, n. A small, pulpy variety of pear.