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Meaning of "absquatulate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABSQUATULATE

Humorous formation as if from Latin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ABSQUATULATE

æbˈskwɒtjʊˌleɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABSQUATULATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Absquatulate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb absquatulate in English.

WHAT DOES ABSQUATULATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of absquatulate in the English dictionary

The definition of absquatulate in the dictionary is to leave; decamp.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ABSQUATULATE

PRESENT

Present
I absquatulate
you absquatulate
he/she/it absquatulates
we absquatulate
you absquatulate
they absquatulate
Present continuous
I am absquatulating
you are absquatulating
he/she/it is absquatulating
we are absquatulating
you are absquatulating
they are absquatulating
Present perfect
I have absquatulated
you have absquatulated
he/she/it has absquatulated
we have absquatulated
you have absquatulated
they have absquatulated
Present perfect continuous
I have been absquatulating
you have been absquatulating
he/she/it has been absquatulating
we have been absquatulating
you have been absquatulating
they have been absquatulating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I absquatulated
you absquatulated
he/she/it absquatulated
we absquatulated
you absquatulated
they absquatulated
Past continuous
I was absquatulating
you were absquatulating
he/she/it was absquatulating
we were absquatulating
you were absquatulating
they were absquatulating
Past perfect
I had absquatulated
you had absquatulated
he/she/it had absquatulated
we had absquatulated
you had absquatulated
they had absquatulated
Past perfect continuous
I had been absquatulating
you had been absquatulating
he/she/it had been absquatulating
we had been absquatulating
you had been absquatulating
they had been absquatulating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will absquatulate
you will absquatulate
he/she/it will absquatulate
we will absquatulate
you will absquatulate
they will absquatulate
Future continuous
I will be absquatulating
you will be absquatulating
he/she/it will be absquatulating
we will be absquatulating
you will be absquatulating
they will be absquatulating
Future perfect
I will have absquatulated
you will have absquatulated
he/she/it will have absquatulated
we will have absquatulated
you will have absquatulated
they will have absquatulated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been absquatulating
you will have been absquatulating
he/she/it will have been absquatulating
we will have been absquatulating
you will have been absquatulating
they will have been absquatulating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would absquatulate
you would absquatulate
he/she/it would absquatulate
we would absquatulate
you would absquatulate
they would absquatulate
Conditional continuous
I would be absquatulating
you would be absquatulating
he/she/it would be absquatulating
we would be absquatulating
you would be absquatulating
they would be absquatulating
Conditional perfect
I would have absquatulate
you would have absquatulate
he/she/it would have absquatulate
we would have absquatulate
you would have absquatulate
they would have absquatulate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been absquatulating
you would have been absquatulating
he/she/it would have been absquatulating
we would have been absquatulating
you would have been absquatulating
they would have been absquatulating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you absquatulate
we let´s absquatulate
you absquatulate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to absquatulate
Past participle
absquatulated
Present Participle
absquatulating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABSQUATULATE

accumulate · calculate · circulate · coagulate · congratulate · cumulate · ejaculate · emulate · formulate · insulate · manipulate · modulate · populate · postulate · reformulate · regulate · simulate · speculate · stimulate · stipulate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABSQUATULATE

absorbingly · absorptance · absorptiometer · absorption · absorption costing · absorption factor · absorption spectrum · absorptive · absorptiveness · absorptivity · abstain · abstainer · abstemious · abstemiously · abstemiousness · abstention · abstentionism · abstentionist · abstentious · absterge

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABSQUATULATE

ambulate · articulate · chocolate · consulate · copulate · demodulate · depopulate · deregulate · emasculate · geniculate · immaculate · matriculate · ovulate · particulate · recalculate · recirculate · repopulate · reticulate · triangulate · undulate · ungulate

Synonyms and antonyms of absquatulate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABSQUATULATE»

Discover the use of absquatulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to absquatulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
Absquatulate (or Absquotilate), verb. (American).—To decamp; to skedaddle (q.v. ). See Bunk. 1833. Bernard, The Kentuckian. [It is statedthat 'absquatulate'was firstusedin this play.The'book,' however, is' ungetatable ' this sideofthe Atlantic] ...
Anonymous
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Professional Java Development with the Spring Framework
MyClass.absquatulate. This means that you must remember to consider the package: This method could be matched by the regular expression .* absquatulate, but not by absquatulate, which doesn't match the package prefix. If you are not ...
Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller, Alef Arendsen, 2005
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Pocket Posh® Word Power: 120 Words that Are Fun to Say
1 absquatulate / (ab-skwoch'ə-lāt')/ verb 1 To depart in a hurry; abscond. 2 To die. 3 To argue (in the Midwestern and western United States). Examples: George St. George broke the silence. “We're not going to be able to absquatulate from ...
Wordnik, 2011
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Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
Absquatulate. (1) abscond; bolt; decamp; depart in a hurry; escape; flee; hurry off; leave; make off; run off; take flight Word Used in Sentence(s) (1) In the early days of fire insurance, the insurance companies also ran fire houses and would ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
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BARTLETT'S DICTIONARY OF AMERICANISMS
To Absquatulate. To run away, to abscond. A factitious vulgarism. W was surrendered by his bail, who was security for his appearance at court fearing he was about to absquatulate. — N. Y. Herald, 1847. A railroad station-master at Oakdale ...
JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT, 1859
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Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases ...
To Absquatulate. To run away, to abscond. A factitious vulgarism. W was surrendered by his bail, who was security for his appearance at court fearing he was about to absquatulate. — N. Y. Herald, 1847. A railroad station-master at Oakdale ...
John Russell Bartlett, 1860
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Dictionary of Americanisms, 2nd ed. enlarged
To Absquatulate. To run away, to abscond. A factitious vulgarism. W was surrendered by his bail, who was security for his appearance at court fearing he was about to absquatulate. — AT. Y. Herald, 1847. A railroad station-master at Oakdale ...
John Russell Bartlett, 1859
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The Good Book Also Says...: Numerous Humorous Poems Inspired ...
Absquatulate? Suppose . . . You're stuck in jail, and you can't make bail, And your lawyer's efforts prove to be of no avail. You'd like to leave, but there's no reprieve, But you could still have aces hidden up your sleeve. If you're loath to dwell in ...
Benjamin Milder, 1999
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The Painted Word: A Treasure Chest of Remarkable Words and ...
... include abominate, to desecrate; baleful, portending evil; and croaker, someone in the habit of foretelling bad events, after the strange caws of a raven. ABSQUATULATE. To flee, abscond, or boogie. This facetious frontier slang combines.
Phil Cousineau, 2013
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The hand that feeds you: a satiric nightmare
'Absquatulate?' 'Yes', P.R.O. reiterated. 'Absquatulate.' He wrote the word down in his notebook, tore off the page and passed it across to Dee. 'There it is in writing. My advice. Absquatulate.' 'You suggest I absquatulate? That's your advice to ...
Nicholas P. Hasluck, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABSQUATULATE»

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This columnist is in love with words
I was beaten by “absquatulate,” the thirteenth word on the list. Perhaps you already know the meaning of absquatulate. Seeing a word like ... «Livingston Daily, Jun 15»
2
We go inside the diary of a word nerd
Absquatulate, To leave abruptly. Abstemious, Practicing moderation. Agon, A conflict, especially between a protagonist and antagonist in a ... «The New Daily, May 15»
3
Ask Dr. Downtown: Sporting Edition
Dear Dr. Downtown: Do you think the Pawtucket Red Sox will absquatulate from McCoy Stadium? - In Anticipatory Agony in Annaquatucket. «GoLocalProv, Jan 15»
4
Rants from the Hill: How to Cuss in Western
... when I'm in hurry, that I'm about to mizzle, burn the breeze, spudgel, light a shuck, marble, cut dirt, put my licks in, or, best of all, absquatulate. «High Country News, Oct 14»
5
We have a winner in the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which …
They have favourite words like most people have favourite food or favourite pop stars. One girl just said her favourite word is “absquatulate”. «NEWS.com.au, May 14»
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Review: 'Bad Words' made for people who don't like precocious kids
To leave abruptly, or to “absquatulate” — that's one of the words Trilby spells correctly. Another: “Floccinaucinihilipilification,” or the action of ... «Waco Tribune-Herald, Apr 14»
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Jason Bateman gets nasty in 'Bad Words'
To leave abruptly, or to "absquatulate" — that's one of the words Trilby spells correctly. Another: "Floccinaucinihilipilification," or the action of ... «The Tennessean, Mar 14»
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Jason Bateman nasty, hateful and funny in 'Bad Words'
To leave abruptly, or to "absquatulate" -- that's one of the words Trilby spells correctly. Another: "Floccinaucinihilipilification," or the action of ... «CTV News, Mar 14»
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'Bad Words' review: Director Jason Bateman casts himself in …
Now, outraged parents must watch a professional proofreader trounce their tots by spelling words like "absquatulate" and "slubberdegullion." ... «Newsday, Mar 14»
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Movie review: Jason Bateman channels his inner misanthrope in …
To leave abruptly, or to "absquatulate" — that's one of the words Trilby spells correctly. Another: "Floccinaucinihilipilification," or the action of ... «MassLive.com, Mar 14»
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