ab·squat·u·late (ăb-skwŏch′ə-lāt′) intr.v. ab·squat·u·lat·ed ,
ab·squat·u·lat·ing ,
ab·squat·u·lates Midwestern & Western US 1. To depart in a hurry; abscond: "Your horse has absquatulated!" (Robert M. Bird).
2. To die.
[Mock-Latinate formation (perhaps influenced by
abscond ) purporting to mean
"to go off and squat elsewhere" :
ab- +
squat +
-ulate (as in
perambulate ).]
absquatulate (æbˈskwɒtjʊˌleɪt ) vb (intr ) to leave; decamp
[C19: humorous formation as if from Latin]
ab•squat•u•late (æbˈskwɒtʃ əˌleɪt) v.i. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. Slang. to flee; abscond.
[1820–30; coined from
ab -,
squat , and
-ulate ]
absquatulate Past participle: absquatulatedGerund: absquatulatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative absquatulate absquatulate
Present I absquatulate you absquatulate he/she/it absquatulates we absquatulate you absquatulate they absquatulate
Preterite I absquatulated you absquatulated he/she/it absquatulated we absquatulated you absquatulated they absquatulated
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
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
Future I will absquatulate you will absquatulate he/she/it will absquatulate we will absquatulate you will absquatulate they will absquatulate
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 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
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
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
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
Conditional I would absquatulate you would absquatulate he/she/it would absquatulate we would absquatulate you would absquatulate they would absquatulate
Past Conditional I would have absquatulated you would have absquatulated he/she/it would have absquatulated we would have absquatulated you would have absquatulated they would have absquatulated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. absquatulate - run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"levant - run off without paying a debt
absquatulate verb Regional. To break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:
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absquatulate - run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"