Antonyms for absenting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : adjective, preposition ab-suhnt; verb ab-sent, ab-suhnt

Phonetic Transcription : adjective, preposition ˈæb sənt; verb æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt

Definition of absenting

Origin : "to keep away" (from), c.1400, from Middle French absenter, from Late Latin absentare "cause to be away," from Latin absentem (see absent (adj.)). Related: Absented; absenting.

As in depart : verb leave, retreat

Example sentences :

It is noteworthy that he was never fined for absenting himself as others were.
Extract from : « Shakespeare's Family » by Mrs. C. C. Stopes

Or has she another motive for absenting herself so frequently from her home?
Extract from : « The Wild Huntress » by Mayne Reid

I remember once absenting myself from civilization for weary months.
Extract from : « Revolution and Other Essays » by Jack London

Yet I suppose he was in the habit of absenting himself from home?
Extract from : « The Leavenworth Case » by Anna Katherine Green

You are going to desolate us, Jacintito, by absenting yourself?
Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey

Governor Osborne has his own reasons for absenting himself from his office.
Extract from : « The Little Brown Jug at Kildare » by Meredith Nicholson

Then little Joe Gander took to absenting himself from school.
Extract from : « A Book of Ghosts » by Sabine Baring-Gould

Mr. Noel, had you any special reason for absenting yourself?
Extract from : « A Speckled Bird » by Augusta J. Evans Wilson

I do not quite like your absenting yourself from that good old club, the Junto.
Extract from : « Benjamin Franklin » by Frank Luther Mott

Evidently he was pleased with me for absenting myself from Lydia.
Extract from : « Who Goes There? » by Blackwood Ketcham Benson

Synonyms for absenting

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