4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abscond \Ab*scond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Absconded}; p. pr &
vb n. {Absconding}.] [L. abscondere to hide; ab abs +
condere to lay up con + d[a^]re (only in comp.) to put Cf
{Do}.]
1. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.
The marmot absconds all winter. --Ray.
2. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's
self -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid
a legal process; as an absconding debtor.
That very homesickness which in regular armies,
drives so many recruits to abscond. --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Abscond \Ab*scond"\, v. t.
To hide; to conceal. [Obs.] --Bentley.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
abscond
v : run away usually includes taking something or somebody
along [syn: {bolt}, {absquatulate}, {decamp}, {run off},
{go off}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
ABSCOND, v.i. To "move in a mysterious way," commonly with the
property of another.
Spring beckons! All things to the call respond;
The trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.
Phela Orm
more about abscond
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
