ab ‧ scond /əbˈskɒnd, æb- $ æbˈskɑːnd/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] formal
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: abscondere , from abs- 'away' + condere 'to hide' ]
1 . to escape from a place where you are being kept
abscond from
The boy absconded from a children’s home.
2 . to secretly leave somewhere, taking with you something that does not belong to you
abscond with
He has to convince a judge that he wasn’t going to abscond with the money.
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THESAURUS
▪ escape to leave a place when someone is trying to catch you or stop you, or when there is a dangerous situation:
The thief escaped through an upstairs window.
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She managed to escape from her attacker and call the police.
▪ get away to escape from someone who is chasing you, especially when there is no chance that you will be caught. Get away is more informal than escape :
The robbers got away but left plenty of clues at the scene.
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Don’t let him get away!
▪ break free/break away to escape from someone who is holding you:
She broke free and started running.
▪ flee written to leave somewhere very quickly in order to escape from danger:
Many people were forced to flee the country.
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The two men fled before police arrived.
▪ get out to escape from a building or room:
I was locked in the room and couldn’t get out.
▪ break out to escape from prison:
The jail is so secure that no one has ever broken out of it.
▪ abscond formal to escape from a prison or institution where you are supposed to stay:
Three prisoners who absconded have still not been found.
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He absconded from a psychiatric hospital.