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Definition abscond

Etymology

Either borrowed from Middle French abscondre or directly from Latin abscondere, present active infinitive of abscond? (“hide”); formed from abs, ab (“away”) + cond? (“put together, store”), from con- (“together”) + *d?eh?- (“to put, place, set”).

Verb

abscond (third-person singular simple present absconds, present participle absconding, simple past and past participle absconded)

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

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