Associations to the word «Abscond»

Wiktionary

ABSCOND, verb. (intransitive) (reflexive) (archaic) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
ABSCOND, verb. (intransitive) (reflexive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away, particularly to avoid arrest or prosecution. [From mid 16th century.]
ABSCOND, verb. (intransitive) To withdraw from. [From mid 16th century.]
ABSCOND, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To conceal; to take away. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
ABSCOND, verb. (transitive) To evade, to hide or flee from.

Dictionary definition

ABSCOND, verb. Run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley