Make Off

verb to leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest

• The suspect attempted to abscond from the police station before being apprehended.
• I heard that John tried to abscond from detention yesterday.
• The thief absconded with the loot before anyone noticed.
• She felt the overwhelming urge to abscond from the boring meeting and escape to the beach.

verb to leave abruptly or hurriedly

• The suspect attempted to absquatulate from the crime scene before being apprehended by the police.
• I saw the squirrel absquatulate with the nut I left on the porch.
• He absquatulated with the cash from the register.
• The idea of absquatulating to a tropical island for a vacation sounds tempting.