absent oneself from

absent oneself from someone or something

to remain away from or avoid someone or some place. Fred absented himself from the meeting, which he was certain would be boring.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
'Izevel	-	Biblical Hebrew
Babb	[bæb]
Nirupama	-	Indian, Hindi, Kannada
Weldon	WEL-dən	English
Dionne	dee-AHN	English
Askey	['æski]