Abscond
Pronunciation : Ab*scond"
Part of Speech : v. i. [imp. & p. p. Absconded; p. pr. & vb. n. Absconding.]
Etymology : [L. abscondere to hide; ab, abs + condere to lay up; con + dare (only in comp.) to put. Cf. Do.]
Definition : 1. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed. The marmot absconds all winter. Ray.
2. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor. That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ab*scond"
Part of Speech : v. t.
Definition : Defn: To hide; to conceal. [Obs.] Bentley.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913