Meanings
nounabsquatulation (plural absquatulations)
plural absquatulations
- The act of absquatulating; hasty departure.First known use First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.
Origin
- Latinab
- Latinabs-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰéh₁t
- Latincondō
- Latinabscondō
- Middle Frenchabscondre
- Latinabscondō
- Englishabscond
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Old Frenches-
- Latinco-
- Latinagō
- Latincōgō
- Latincoāctus
- Old Frenchquatir
- Old Frenchesquatir
- Middle Englishsquatten
- Englishsquat
- Latinper-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂m̥bʰí
- Proto-Italic*amβi-
- Latinambi-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂elh₂-
- Proto-Italic*alō
- Latin*alō
- Latinambulō
- Latinperambulō
- Latinperambulātus
- Englishperambulate
- Englishabsquatulate
- Englishabsquatulation
From absquatulate + -ion.
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APA
absquatulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absquatulation
MLA
“absquatulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absquatulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “absquatulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/absquatulation.
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