Abscond
To depart secretly or flee, especially to avoid detection or arrest.
verbAbscond
To depart secretly or flee, especially to avoid detection or arrest.
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Imagine This
Ab's kitchen has many boxes of ice cream cones. Mysteriously, the cones disappear all the time. Ab says, 'I just don't know where my cones have gone; maybe they have legs? They just depart secretly. It is weird!'
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Sounds Like
ab-SKOND
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Looks Like
looks like 'abs' + 'cond' (the word visually splits into two familiar parts).
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Remember This
Abscond is commonly used to describe someone fleeing, often to escape legal trouble or pursuit; it's not about simply leaving a place.
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Other Forms
abscondsverb
abscondedverb
abscondingverb
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Connect With
flee, escape, decamp, bolt, evade
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Note
Do not confuse abscond with 'absent' (not present) or 'abstain' (to refrain). Abscond means to leave secretly, typically to avoid being found.