abscond

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əbˈskɑnd/ UK /əbˈskɒnd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to depart secretly and hurriedly, especially to avoid arrest or with stolen funds

The treasurer chose to abscond with the company's pension money.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to depart secretly and... flee escape decamp bolt absquatulate disappear run off

Opposites

remain stay surrender return

Word family

Derived forms absconderabscondingabscondence

Related forms recondite

Etymology

From Latin abscondere ('to hide, conceal'), from abs- ('away') + condere ('to put together, stow'), from con- ('together') + dere ('to put').

abscondere Latin condere Latin *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# abscond

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əbˈskɑnd/
**IPA (UK):** /əbˈskɒnd/

## Meanings
1. to depart secretly and hurriedly, especially to avoid arrest or with stolen funds

## Examples
- The treasurer chose to abscond with the company's pension money.

## Synonyms
- flee
- escape
- decamp
- bolt
- absquatulate
- disappear
- run off

## Antonyms
- remain
- stay
- surrender
- return

## Derived Forms
- absconder
- absconding
- abscondence

## Related Forms
- recondite

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: abscondere
- Root: condere
- Root: *dʰeh₁-

## Etymology
From Latin abscondere ('to hide, conceal'), from abs- ('away') + condere ('to put together, stow'), from con- ('together') + dere ('to put').

## AI Etymology
Abscond is a verb meaning "to depart secretly and hurriedly, especially to avoid arrest or with stolen funds". Historically, it is from Latin abscondere ('to hide, conceal'), from abs- ('away') + condere ('to put together, stow'), from con- ('together') + dere ('to put'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: abscond is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin abscondere, Latin condere, and Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-. Close English family members include absconder, absconding, abscondence, and recondite.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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