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🇬🇧 UK leaving EU 🚪 To leave group
to Brexit

to Brexit

6.0
To leave the European Union or a similar group
  • verb
  • /ˈbrɛksɪt/
  • Neologism
: brexitar
  • After much discussion, they decided to Brexit from the European Union to regain control over their laws.

Examples

  • They are Brexiting from the EU this year.

  • The politician joked that he might Brexit from the party if the vote did not go his way.

  • Some companies threatened to Brexit from the trade group if new rules were introduced.

  • After years of debate, the country finally decided to Brexit and chart its own course.

  • Many people Brexited from the organization last year.

  • The company plans to Brexit from the global consortium to focus on local market needs.

  • Following intense negotiations, they will Brexit from the alliance by the end of this month.

Synonyms

to leave
vsto Brexit
∞ 1.0

To go away from a place, person, or group

describes a formal political withdrawal of a nation specifically from a union
to secede
vsto Brexit
  • Formal
52 8.5

To leave a group or country and stop being part of it

refers to a specific national exit from a larger political bloc

Surface Forms

Brexit infinitive
Brexited past
Brexited past participle
Brexiting present participle
Brexits third person singular

Etymology

Brexit used as a verb comes from the same parts Britain and exit, and exit means 'leave'. So to Brexit is to cause or to do a country's or group's 'leaving' in the same way the UK left the EU.