Thesaurus: abscond

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1. v. i. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.
2. v. i. 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.
3. v. t. To hide; to conceal.
4. v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
5. 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. To hide; to conceal. [Obs.] Bentley.
6. To hide; to conceal. [Obs.] Bentley.
7. v:100 v. run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along