|  secede 
 
 withdraw from an organization or communion (Freq. 13)
 - After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
 • Syn:
 splinter, break away
 • Derivationally related forms:
 breakaway (for: break away), secession
 • Hypernyms:
 separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
 • Verb Frames:
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