absent (oneself) from

To leave a place, often to avoid something. If my ex-boyfriend does come, I'm going to absent myself from the party.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chinweuba	-	Western African, Igbo
Vina	-	Indonesian
ŞErİFe	-	Turkish
Mohinder	-	Indian (Sikh)
Julienne	zhoo-lee-EN	French
Jehanne	-	Medieval French