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absconder
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ab-
skond
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ab·scond
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verb (used without object)
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution:
The cashier absconded with the money.
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Origin:
1605–15;
<
Latin
abscondere
to hide or stow away, equivalent to
abs-
abs-
+
condere
to stow (
con-
con-
+
-dere
to put;
see
do
1
)
Related forms
ab·scond·er,
noun
Synonyms
decamp, bolt.
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abscond
(əbˈskɒnd)
—
vb
(
intr
) to run away secretly, esp from an open institution or to avoid prosecution or punishment
[C16: from Latin
abscondere
to hide, put away, from
abs-
ab-
1
+
condere
to stow]
ab'sconder
—
n
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