English

Etymology
From the Latin abscondere (to hide), formed from abs-, ab-, + condere (to lay up), from con- + dere (to put).

Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/�b�sk�nd/
(US) SAMPA|/ab-SKOND/
(US) AHD|/�b-sk�nd'/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nd|-�nd

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To hide; to withdraw; to be concealed :

#* The rabbit absconds to avoid detection from predators

1. intransitive To depart secretly; to steal away, particularly to avoid arrest or prosecution :

#* That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. - Macaulay

1. intransitive To withdraw from, to leave from; to hide from :

#* She absconded the feast.
#* The captain absconded his responsibility.

1. transitive obsolete To hide [something], to conceal [something]; to take away [something] :

#* â��They try to abscond his wages [...]â�� — National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Inc, 15 February 2005 news release ¹.

Translations
trans-top|to depart secretely
Dutch: heimelijk vertrekken (van/uit)
Finnish: karata
German: sich davonmachen
trans-mid
Latin: lateo (I abscond), latito (I abscond)
Norwegian: rømme, stikke av
Spanish: fugarse, evadirse
trans-bottom

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