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
Mzia	-	Georgian
Ashkettle	['æʃketl]
Aline	ə-LEEN (Portuguese), ay-LEEN (English)	French, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
Achab	-	Biblical Latin
Ji-Hu	jee-hoo	Korean
Metod	-	Slovene, Slovak