Abscond v. i. (past & past part. absconded; pres. part. absconding)
1.
To hide, withdraw, or be concealed. "The marmot absconds all winter."
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."
