abscond
[verb]
Synonyms: flee, clear out, disappear, escape, make off, run off, steal away

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Antonyms: give (oneself) up
Contrasted words: render, surrender, yield
Related Idioms: do the disappearing act, skip out, take French leave
Related Words: go, leave, quit, withdraw

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English Thesaurus: escape, get away, break free/break away, flee, get out, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ab‧scond /əbˈskɒnd, æb- $ æbˈskɑːnd/ verb [intransitive] formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: abscondere, from abs- 'away' + condere 'to hide']

1. to escape from a place where you are being kept
abscond from
The boy absconded from a children’s home.

2. to secretly leave somewhere, taking with you something that does not belong to you
abscond with
He has to convince a judge that he wasn’t going to abscond with the money.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

escape to leave a place when someone is trying to catch you or stop you, or when there is a dangerous situation:
The thief escaped through an upstairs window.
She managed to escape from her attacker and call the police.
get away to escape from someone who is chasing you, especially when there is no chance that you will be caught. Get away is more informal than escape:
The robbers got away but left plenty of clues at the scene.
Don’t let him get away!
break free/break away to escape from someone who is holding you:
She broke free and started running.
flee written to leave somewhere very quickly in order to escape from danger:
Many people were forced to flee the country.
The two men fled before police arrived.
get out to escape from a building or room:
I was locked in the room and couldn’t get out.
break out to escape from prison:
The jail is so secure that no one has ever broken out of it.
abscond formal to escape from a prison or institution where you are supposed to stay:
Three prisoners who absconded have still not been found.
He absconded from a psychiatric hospital.
plan an escape
We planned our escape carefully and waited for just the right moment.
prevent an escape (also foil an escape formal) (=stop an escape)
Walker grabbed her firmly by the wrist, preventing any chance of escape.
make your escape formal (=to escape)
I had to make my escape before the guards returned.
an escape attempt/bid
She made several unsuccessful escape attempts before finally getting away.
an escape plan
You should have an escape plan in the event of a fire.
an escape route
All their escape routes had been blocked.
have a narrow escape (=to only just avoid danger or difficulties)
The team had a narrow escape from relegation last season.
have a lucky escape
We had a lucky escape when a tree crashed through the ceiling.
have a miraculous escape (=be extremely lucky to escape)
Ellie had miraculous escape after a firework exploded in her hand.
a means of escape (=a way of escaping)
She searched in vain for a means of escape.
a chance/hope/possibility of escape
The river offered our only hope of escape.
make good your escape literary (=to succeed in escaping)
Dillinger handcuffed the deputy to the desk and made good his escape.
sb’s escape route from something (=someone’s only chance of getting away from a bad situation)
Bankruptcy offered his only escape route from mounting debt.

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