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BNC: 21789 COCA: 27687

abscond

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abscond /æbˈskɑːnd/ verb
absconds; absconded; absconding
abscond
/æbˈskɑːnd/
verb
absconds; absconded; absconding
Learner's definition of ABSCOND
[no object] formal
: to go away or escape from a place secretly潜逃;逃走
: to go away and take something that does not belong to you(携款等)潜逃+ with

— absconder

noun, plural absconders [count]
BNC: 21789 COCA: 27687

abscond

verb

ab·​scond ab-ˈskänd How to pronounce abscond (audio)
əb-
absconded; absconding; absconds

intransitive verb

formal
: to depart secretly and hide oneself
He absconded with the stolen money.
absconder noun

Did you know?

Abscond derives from Latin abscondere, meaning "to hide away," a product of the prefix ab- and condere, a verb meaning "to conceal." (Condere is also the root for recondite, a word meaning "concealed" as well as "hard to understand" or "obscure.") Abscond retained the meaning of its Latin parent when it was first used in English in the 17th century. In general usage, abscond refers to any act of running away and hiding (usually from the law and often with funds), but in legal circles, the word is used specifically when someone who has already become the focus of a legal proceeding hides or takes off in order to evade the legal process, as in "absconded from parole."

Example Sentences

The suspect absconded to Canada. Several prisoners absconded from the jail.
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin abscondere "to conceal, hide," from abs- (variant of ab- ab- before c- and t-) + condere "to put, store up, put away, conceal" — more at recondite

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of abscond was in 1652
BNC: 21789 COCA: 27687

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