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".
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