Withdraw from an organization or communion.

synonyms: break away, splinter.

Roget 489: dissent, demur; call in question etc. (doubt) 485; differ in opinion, disagree; say no etc. 536; refuse assent, refuse to admit; cavil, protest, raise one's voice against, repudiate; contradict etc. (deny) 536.    have no notion of, differ toto caelo [Lat.]; revolt at, revolt from the idea.    shake the head, shrug the shoulders; look askance, look askant^†.    secede; recant etc. 607.    ... show more

Roget 742: disobey, violate, infringe; shirk; set at defiance etc. (defy) 715; set authority at naught, run riot, fly in the face of; take the law into one's own hands; kick over the traces.    turn restive, run restive; champ the bit; strike etc. (resist) 719; rise, rise in arms; secede; mutiny, rebel.    ... show more

Dutch: zich afscheiden