absquatulate
[ ab-skwoch-uh-leyt ]
/ æbˈskwɒtʃ əˌleɪt /
verb (used without object), ab·squat·u·lat·ed, ab·squat·u·lat·ing. Slang.
to flee; abscond: The old prospector absquatulated with our picks and shovel.
Nearby words
absorption edge, absorption hygrometer, absorption spectrum, absorptive, absorptivity, absquatulate, abstain, abstainer, abstemious, abstention, abstentionism
Origin of absquatulate
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)
Related formsab·squat·u·lat·er, nounab·squat·u·la·tion, noun
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absquatulate
/ (æbˈskwɒtjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
(intr) to leave; decamp
Word Origin for absquatulate
C19: humorous formation as if from Latin
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