the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
p. pr. & vb. n. of disappear.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
That disappears; vanishing.
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n. the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
Word Usage
"I have heard many statesmen say that his private business is his private business and that Sanford should only resign because of his negligence in disappearing from the state for 5 days."