Definition of "absented" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of absent. (verb)

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• "If they tend to "craven fear and trembling" in any regard, it is in the worry that by daring to, say, present a character like Gaeta as openly homosexual on mainstream television, they will potentially alienate a conservative audience who still abjects gays and desires them absented from the media (and ultimately reality)."
• "Searching out the shards of history found in archaeological sites, newspapers, household goods, clothing, personal mementos, folklore, songs, cultural rituals, and buildings, “Ancestors” reveals the secret history of those who were absented from the public history."
• "Satiran "absented" himself briefly from the close conference with Pol; he was probably conferring with the other Companions for a moment."