abzˈkänd, abˈsk-, əb- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin abscondere to hide, from abs- (variant of ab- ab- (I)) + condere to found, construct, store up, conceal — more at condite
intransitive verb
1. : withdraw , flee
valleys from which the evil spirits had long ago absconded — Herbert Read
2. : to depart secretly : withdraw and hide oneself
homesickness which … drives so many recruits to abscond — T.B.Macaulay
specifically : to evade the legal process of a court by hiding within or secretly leaving its jurisdiction
abscond from New York
abscond to Canada
transitive verb
archaic : conceal
Synonyms: see escape