Absent

·vt To withhold from being present.

II. Absent ·adj Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent.

III. Absent ·adj Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.

IV. Absent ·adj Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air.

V. Absent ·vt To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse;

— used with the reflexive pronoun.