Verb
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnd we love to dance, especially that new one called the Civil War Twist. The Northern part of you stands still while the Southern part tries to secede. Dick Gregory
To say that any State may at pleasure secede from the Union, is to say that the United States are not a nation. Andrew Jackson
Southern states in the confederacy were not ready to give up their fight to secede or give up their way of life, which was made possible in large part through the blood, sweat and tears of African slaves. Corrine Brown
It was very much discussed whether the South would carry out its threat to secede and set up a separate government, the corner-stone of which should be, protection to the 'Divine' institution of slavery. Ulysses S. Grant
After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away Source: Internet
After Lincoln's call for troops to put down the rebellion, it was obvious that Virginia would quickly secede. Source: Internet