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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
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Example Sentences
The Hashemites will not just surrender power and abscond to South Kensington.
That was then required, and no one could really think I would abscond and leave my old guardian in the lurch.
He had settled with Houseman that he would abscond that very night, not wait for the next, as at first he had intended.
Yea, they make a solemn oath to each other not to abscond or conceal the least thing they find amongst the prey.
Mexicans also appreciate the pithaya, and servants frequently abscond at that time, in order to get the fruit.
Could the coolie possibly abscond with a bag of mail under the very eyes of an officer?
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