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absent verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French absenter or late Latin absentare keep or be away, formed as ABSENT adjective & noun.]
verb trans. Keep away. Now only refl. go or stay away. LME.
D. Runyon If he absents himself from her side.
verb intrans. Stay away; withdraw. LME-L18.
verb trans. Leave. Long rare. LME.
absen'tation noun the action of absenting oneself E19.
absenter noun a person who absents himself or herself L16.