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ABSCONDING
Verb
absconding
present participle of abscond
Noun
absconding (plural abscondings)
An instance in which someone absconds.
Source: Wiktionary
ABSCOND
Ab*scond", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Absconded; p. pr. & vb. n. Absconding.] Etym: [L. abscondere to hide; ab, abs + condere to lay up; con + dare (only in comp.) to put. Cf. Do.]
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.
Ab*scond", v. t.
Definition: To hide; to conceal. [Obs.] Bentley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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