absquatulate
[ ab-skwoch-uh-leyt ]
/ æbˈskwɒtʃ əˌleɪt /
verb (used without object), ab·squat·u·lat·ed, ab·squat·u·lat·ing. Slang.
to flee; abscond: The old prospector absquatulated with our picks and shovel.
Origin of absquatulate
1820–30; pseudo-Latinism, from
ab-,
squat, and
-ulate, paralleling Latin-derived words with initial
abs- (e.g.,
abscond,
abstention) and final
-tulate (e.g.,
congratulate)
OTHER WORDS FROM absquatulate
ab·squat·u·lat·er, noun ab·squat·u·la·tion, nounWords nearby absquatulate
absorption edge,
absorption hygrometer,
absorption spectrum,
absorptive,
absorptivity,
absquatulate,
abstain,
abstainer,
abstemious,
abstention,
abstentionism
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British Dictionary definitions for absquatulate
absquatulate
/ (æbˈskwɒtjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
(intr)
to leave; decamp
Word Origin for absquatulate
C19: humorous formation as if from Latin