Abscond

Ab·scond

Abscond

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Absconded; p. pr. & vb. n. 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.

Abscond

v. t.
  1. To hide; to conceal. [Obs.]