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abscond
/ əbˈskɒnd /
verb
- intr to run away secretly, esp from an open institution or to avoid prosecution or punishment
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Derived Forms
- abˈsconder, noun
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Other Words From
- ab·sconder noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abscond1
C16: from Latin abscondere to hide, put away, from abs- ab- 1+ condere to stow
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Example Sentences
The Hashemites will not just surrender power and abscond to South Kensington.
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That was then required, and no one could really think I would abscond and leave my old guardian in the lurch.
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He had settled with Houseman that he would abscond that very night, not wait for the next, as at first he had intended.
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Yea, they make a solemn oath to each other not to abscond or conceal the least thing they find amongst the prey.
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Mexicans also appreciate the pithaya, and servants frequently abscond at that time, in order to get the fruit.
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Could the coolie possibly abscond with a bag of mail under the very eyes of an officer?
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