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
Yehoshua	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Bridgette	BRIJ-ət	English
AÝNabat	-	Turkmen
Winslow	['winzləu]
Rifat	-	Arabic
Shanti	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali