Absented

1 definition found

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

  Absent \Ab*sent"\, 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]