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Absquatulate — Ab*squat u*late, v. i. To take one s self off; to decamp. [A jocular word. U. S.] [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
absquatulate — (v.) 1837, Facetious U.S. coinage [Weekley], perhaps rooted in mock Latin negation of SQUAT (Cf. squat) to settle. Said to have been used by the U.S. Western character Nimrod Wildfire in the play The Kentuckian, as re written by British author… … Etymology dictionary
absquatulate — verb /æbˈskwɑʧəleɪt/ a) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart. b) To cause to absquatulate. Syn: abscond, decamp … Wiktionary
absquatulate — Synonyms and related words: abscond, beat a retreat, bolt, clear out, cut and run, decamp, depart, desert, dog it, elope, flee, fly, fugitate, go AWOL, jump, jump bail, lam, levant, make off, powder, run, run away, run away from, run away with,… … Moby Thesaurus
absquatulate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Regional. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation: abscond, break out, decamp, escape, flee, fly, get away, run away. Informal: skip (out). Slang: lam. Idioms … English dictionary for students
absquatulate — v. go away, run off, abscond, beat a retreat, desert (Colloquial speech)É™b skwÉ‘tʃəleɪt /É™b skwÉ’tʃʊl … English contemporary dictionary
absquatulate — [əb skwɒtjʊleɪt] verb humorous, chiefly N. Amer. leave abruptly. Derivatives absquatulation noun Origin C19: blend of abscond, squattle squat down , and perambulate … English new terms dictionary
absquatulate — ab·squat·u·late … English syllables
absquatulate — ab•squat•u•late [[t]æbˈskwɒtʃ əˌleɪt[/t]] v. i. lat•ed, lat•ing. Slang. cvb sts to flee; abscond • Etymology: 1820–30; coined from ab , squat, and ulate … From formal English to slang
absquatulate — /æbˈskwɒtʃəleɪt/ (say ab skwochuhlayt) verb (i) Colloquial (humorous) to leave; depart. {US slang (1830s); from supposed Latin ab + squat (giving the reverse of squat, that is, to decamp) + ulate ending} …
