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ab·sent [ ab sént ] (past and past participle ab·sent·ed, present participle ab·sent·ing, 3rd person present singular ab·sents)


vr ab·sent your·self 
Definition:
 
leave something: to stay away from or leave something such as an event or occasion
absented themselves from the meeting

[14th century. Directly or via French absenter< Latin absentare "keep or be away" < absent- (see absent1)]
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