absquatulate

[ ab-skwoch-uh-leyt ]
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verb (used without object),ab·squat·u·lat·ed, ab·squat·u·lat·ing.Slang.
  1. to flee; abscond: The old prospector absquatulated with our picks and shovel.

Origin of absquatulate

1
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)

Other words from absquatulate

  • ab·squat·u·lat·er, noun
  • ab·squat·u·la·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for absquatulate

absquatulate

/ (æbˈskwɒtjʊˌleɪt) /


verb
  1. (intr) to leave; decamp

Origin of absquatulate

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C19: humorous formation as if from Latin

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