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Synonyms
ab·sent (ăb́sənt)

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin absēns, absent- present participle of abesse, to be away, ab-, away; see ab–1, + esse, to be.]

adjective 

  1. Not present; missing: absent friends; absent parents.
  2. Not existent; lacking: a country in which morality is absent.
  3. Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness: an absent nod.

transitive verb: -sent·ed, -sent·ing, -sents. 

To keep (oneself) away: They absented themselves from the debate.

prep. 

Without: “Absent a legislative fix, this is an invitation for years of litigation” (Brian E. O'Neill)

derivatives

ab́sent·ly
adverb