vt to withhold from being present.
2. absent ·adj not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.
3. absent ·adj being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.
4. absent ·adj inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.
5. absent ·vt to take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse;
used with the reflexive pronoun.