To retire from public view, or from the place in which one resides or is ordinarily to be found; depart in a sudden and secret manner; take one's self off; decamp; especially, to go out of the way in order to avoid a legal process.To hide, withdraw, or lie concealed: as, “the marmot absconds in winter,” Ray, Works of Creation.Synonyms Escape, retreat, flee, run away, make off.To conceal.