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absquatulate
[ ab-skwoch-uh-leyt ]
verb (used without object)
, Slang.
, ab·squat·u·lat·ed, ab·squat·u·lat·ing.
- to flee; abscond:
The old prospector absquatulated with our picks and shovel.
absquatulate
/ æbˈskwɒtjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- intr to leave; decamp
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Other Words From
- ab·squatu·later noun
- ab·squatu·lation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of absquatulate1
1820–30; pseudo-Latinism, from ab-, squat, and -ulate, paralleling Latin-derived words with initial abs- (e.g., abscond, abstention ) and final -tulate (e.g., congratulate )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of absquatulate1
C19: humorous formation as if from Latin
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Example Sentences
In the 40's to absquatulate was in good usage, but it has since disappeared.
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To "vamose the ranch" means to clear out, to depart, to cut stick, to absquatulate.
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Absquatulate was a big word, but she understood it, having come across it one day in the Dictionary.
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The hybrid but expressive Americanism absquatulate, means to clear off; the reverse of to squat.
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Prudence warned them to absquatulate, and they determined to cut their lucky, before the inevitable dénouement.
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