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Added 8 October 2026

abscond

/əbˈskɒnd/ verb

In Latin: lateo, latito Wiktionary

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To flee, often secretly; to steal away. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
The thieves absconded with our property.
To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process
To abandon a hive.

Origin

Either borrowed from Middle French abscondre or directly from Latin abscondō (“hide”); formed from abs, ab (“away”) + condō (“put together, store”), from con- (“together”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). * Cognate with sconce (“a type of light fixture”).

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