abscond

UK: /æbˈskɒnd/ US: /æbˈskɑnd/ ,(ab skond′)

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ab•scond /æbˈskɑnd/   v. [no object; (~ + with + object)]

1. to leave in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid capture and legal prosecution:
   The cashier absconded with the money.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ab•scond  (ab skond′), v.i. 

1. to depart in a sudden and secret manner, esp. to avoid capture and legal prosecution:
   The cashier absconded with the money.

• Latin abscondere to hide or stow away, equivalent. to abs- abs- + condere to stow (con- con- + -dere to put; see do¹)
• 1605–15

ab•scond′er, n. 
Synonyms

decamp, bolt.

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abscond / əbˈskɒnd/ verb

1. (intransitive) to run away secretly, esp from an open institution or to avoid prosecution or punishment

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin abscondere to hide, put away, from abs- ab-¹ + condere to stow

abˈsconder noun

abˈsconding noun