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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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The marmot absconds all winter. --Ray.
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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.
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That very homesickness which, in regular armies,
drives so many recruits to abscond. --Macaulay.
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