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abscond

Postby KatyBr » Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:50 pm

abscond to
intr.v. ab·scond·ed, ab·scond·ing, ab·sconds

To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.


[Latin abscondere, to hide : abs-, ab-, away ; see ab-1 + condere, to put; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Main Entry: ab·scond
Pronunciation: ab-'skänd, &b-
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Latin abscondere to hide away, from abs- + condere to store up, conceal -- more at CONDIMENT
: to depart secretly and hide oneself
ab·scond·er noun
Entry Word: abscond
Function: verb
Text: Synonyms ESCAPE 1, break, ||bunk, decamp, flee, fly, scape
Related Word go, leave, quit, withdraw
Idioms do the disappearing act, skip out, take French leave
Contrasted Words render, surrender, yield
Antonyms give (oneself) up
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Postby Slava » Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:50 pm

It's now been done, 9/30/06 to be exact, but it's a great word anyway, and deserves a response. I'll never make my way through them all, but I'll peck at them from time to time.

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Postby APloston » Mon Dec 07, 2009 5:54 am

Very nice word ! Love how it rolls of the tongue! :lol:
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Postby LukeJavan8 » Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:29 pm

Another example of a single poster who posts
solely for the purpose of placing spam on the site.

Does anyone monitor these and eliminate them??
-----please, draw me a sheep-----


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