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ab·scond  audio  (b-sknd) KEY  

intr.v.
ab·scond·ed , ab·scond·ing , ab·sconds
To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin abscondere, to hide : abs-, ab-, away ; see ab- 1 + condere, to put; see dh- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
ab·sconder (Noun)


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