[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

absent \absent"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. absented; p. pr.  vb.
   n. absenting. cf. f. absenter.
   1. to take or withdraw one's self to such a distance as to
      prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.
      1913 webster

            if after due summons any member absents himself, he
            is to be fined.                       --addison.
      1913 webster

   2. to withhold from being present. obs. "go; for thy stay,
      not free, absents thee more." --milton.
      1913 webster
see also:
absented absenting 

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