secede (v)
splinter (v)
break away (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def withdraw from an organization or communion
examples After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
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Hypernym separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
Derivationally related form break away → breakaway
Derivationally related form secede → secession
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Derivationally related form secession → secede
Derivationally related form breakaway → break away
Hyponym separate, part, split up, split, break, break up

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