to flee secretly

  • 1abscond — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. decamp, bolt, run away, flee, fly, take off. See avoidance, escape.Ant., abide, stay. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. flee, steal off, slip away; see escape . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… …

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  • 2subterfuge — [sub′tər fyo͞oj΄] n. [LL subterfugium < L subterfugere, to flee secretly, escape < subter, secretly (< subter, below) + fugere, to flee: see FUGITIVE] any plan, action, or device used to hide one s true objective, evade a difficult or… …

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  • 3Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Japanese invasions of Korea date=1592–1598 caption= The Japanese landing on Busan. place=Korean peninsula result=Korean and Chinese victory. combatant1=Korea under the Joseon Dynasty, China under the Ming… …

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  • 4Subterfuge — Sub ter*fuge, n. [F., from LL. subterfugium, fr. L. subterfugere to flee secretly, to escape; subter under + fugere to flee. See {Fugitive}.] That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an artifice employed to escape censure or the force …

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  • 5Battles of Allt Camhna and Leckmelm — The Battles of Allt Camhna and Leckmelm were two Scottish clan battles fought in 1586 between the Clan Gunn and Clan MacKay against the Clan Sinclair at Allt Camhna and shortly afterwards at Leckmelm where the Sinclairs were supported by the… …

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  • 6abscond — ab·scond || É™b skÉ’nd v. avoid, evade, dodge; flee secretly, leave discreetly and hide oneself …

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  • 7absconded — æbskÉ‘nd /É™b skÉ’nd adj. departed, gone away; escaped ab·scond || É™b skÉ’nd v. avoid, evade, dodge; flee secretly, leave discreetly and hide oneself …

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  • 8absconding — ab·scond || É™b skÉ’nd v. avoid, evade, dodge; flee secretly, leave discreetly and hide oneself …

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  • 9absconds — ab·scond || É™b skÉ’nd v. avoid, evade, dodge; flee secretly, leave discreetly and hide oneself …

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  • 10subterfuge — /ˈsʌbtəfjudʒ / (say subtuhfyoohj) noun an artifice or expedient employed to escape the force of an argument, to evade unfavourable consequences, to hide something, etc. {Late Latin subterfugium, from Latin subterfugere flee secretly} …