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Absquatulate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Absquatulate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

"The thief made off with our silver"

"the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

2

To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee.

See Also
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Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
flee
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
levant

Origin

Absquatulate is a jocular mock-Latin word created in American English during the 1830s. It blends parts of "abscond," "squat," and "perambulate" to mean getting up quickly from a squat and departing.

Rhyming Words
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