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   ab·scond

   /abˈskänd/

   verb

   • 1. leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft: "she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars"
   • ▪ (of a person on bail) fail to surrender oneself for custody at the appointed time: "charges of absconding while on bail"
   • ▪ (of a person kept in detention or under supervision) escape: "176 detainees absconded"
   • ▪ (of a colony of honeybees, especially Africanized ones) entirely abandon a hive or nest.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘hide, conceal oneself’): from Latin abscondere ‘hide’, from ab- ‘away, from’ + condere ‘stow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. absconder noun

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