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
Kendal	KEN-dahl	English (Modern)
Albus	-	Ancient Roman
Myrna	MUR-na	Irish
Abia	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Jesper	YES-pər	Danish
Felicjan	fe-LEETS-yahn	Polish