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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ab·scond ETYMOLOGY Latin abscondere to hide away, from abs- + condere to store up, conceal — more at condiment DATE circa 1578 : to depart secretly and hide oneself • ab·scond·er noun English Etymology abscond 1560s, from L. abscondere "to hide, conceal," from ab(s)-"away" + condere "put together, store," from com- "together" + dere "put," from PIE *dhe- "to put, place, make" (see factitious). The notion is of "to hide oneself," especially to escape debt or the law. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 abscond ab·scond / Eb5skCnd; NAmE Eb5skB:nd / verb[V] 1. ~ (from sth) to escape from a place that you are not allowed to leave without permission 逃走；逃遁 2. ~ (with sth) to leave secretly and take with you sth, especially money, that does not belong to you (携款)潜逃: He absconded with the company funds. 他卷走公司的资金潜逃了。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ab·scond \abzˈkänd, abˈsk-, əb-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin abscondere to hide, from abs- (variant of ab- ab- (I)) + condere to found, construct, store up, conceal — more at condite intransitive verb 1. : withdraw , flee < valleys from which the evil spirits had long ago absconded — Herbert Read > 2. : to depart secretly : withdraw and hide oneself < homesickness which … drives so many recruits to abscond — T.B.Macaulay > specifically : to evade the legal process of a court by hiding within or secretly leaving its jurisdiction < abscond from New York > < abscond to Canada > transitive verb archaic : conceal Synonyms: see escape |
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