Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense secedes, present participle seceding, past tense, past participle seceded
VERB (从国家、大集团中正式)退出,脱离,分离 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. (从国家、大集团中正式)退出,脱离,分离
Singapore seceded from the Federation of Malaysia and became an independent sovereign state. [VERB + from]