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absquatulate
[ ab-skwoch-uh-leyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to flee; abscond:
The old prospector absquatulated with our picks and shovel.
absquatulate
/ æbˈskwɒtjʊˌleɪt /
verb
- intr to leave; decamp
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Other Words From
- ab·squatu·later noun
- ab·squatu·lation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of absquatulate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of absquatulate1
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Example Sentences
In the 40's to absquatulate was in good usage, but it has since disappeared.
To "vamose the ranch" means to clear out, to depart, to cut stick, to absquatulate.
Absquatulate was a big word, but she understood it, having come across it one day in the Dictionary.
The hybrid but expressive Americanism absquatulate, means to clear off; the reverse of to squat.
Prudence warned them to absquatulate, and they determined to cut their lucky, before the inevitable dénouement.
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