Home › Words › D › decededecede/dɪˈsiːd/decede means to withdraw.decede is pronounced /dɪˈsiːd/.EtymologyFrom Latin dēcēdō (“to withdraw”).verbTo withdraw.e.g.“God had ordered them not to decede from this form” — 1654, Thomas Fuller, The Lord's Prayer ought not to be used by all Christians. Luke xi. 2:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.discede 79% match — To yield, give up, depart or dissolve. vs decede →cede 76% match — To give up; yield to another. vs decede →retrocede 70% match — To grant back. vs decede →secede 69% match — To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation. vs decede →retrocess 66% match — To retrocede or grant back. vs decede →ceder 65% match — One who cedes something. vs decede →decession 64% match — departure; decrease vs decede →decease 64% match — Death, departure from life. vs decede →