ab·scond (
intr.v. ab·scond·ed , ab·scond·ing , ab·sconds
To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.
[Latin abscondere , to hide : abs-, ab- , away ; see ab- 1 + condere , to put ; see dh in Indo-European roots.]
ab·scond n.
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Verb
1.
abscond – run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; “The thief made off with our silver”; “the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe”
levant – run off without paying a debt
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