Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense secedes, present participle seceding, past tense, past participle seceded
VERB (從國家、大集團中正式)退出,脫離,分離 If a region or group secedes from the country or larger group to which it belongs, it formally becomes a separate country or stops being a member of the larger group. (從國家、大集團中正式)退出,脫離,分離
Singapore seceded from the Federation of Malaysia and became an independent sovereign state. [VERB + from]